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'HMS' '''President''' is an Anchusa class corvette of the Royal Navy, completed in 1918. She was originally named HMS ''Saxifrage'', from the Saxifrage genus of plants which includes the variety London Pride.
HMS ''President'' is permanently berthed in the River Thames on the Victoria Embankment. It should not be confused with another HMS ''President'', which is a shore establishment of the Royal Naval Reserve near Tower Bridge.
''Saxifrage'' was built in Renfrew, part of a small class of convoy protection ships built to look like merchant ships for use as Q-ships in World War I.
HMS ''President'' is listed on the National Register of Historic Vessels and currently serves as a venue for conferences and functions. It was purchased in April 2006 by the serviced office company, MLS Group Plc.
A sister ship HMS ''Chrysanthemum'' was formerly moored nearby, but was scrapped in 1995.
The HMS President (1918) currently also houses the architectural offices of Small Architecture Ltd. as well as the 4M Group.
HMS Wellington, a Grimsby class sloop, is moored nearby.

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See also

★ List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy

External links

★ HMS President website

★ MLS Business Centres website (current owner)