Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Carnation.

• HMS Carnation (1807) was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1807, but captured by the French in 1808, and burnt by the British in 1809.
• HMS Carnation (1813) was another Cruizer-class brig-sloop, launched in 1813, and sunk as a target in 1867.
• HMS Carnation (1915) was a Azalea-class sloop, launched in 1915, and sold for breaking up in 1922.
• HMS Carnation (K00) was a Flower-class corvette, launched in 1940, which served in the Royal Netherlands Navy as Friso from 1943 to 1945, and later as a merchant ship.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.