Anchusa Anchusa The genus Anchusa belongs to the tribe Boragineae of the borage family (Boraginaceae). It includes about 40 species. These species grow in Europe, North Africa, South Africa and Western Asia. They are introduced in the United States. They consist of annual plants, biennial plants and perennial plants with the general characteristics of the borage family. They are generally herbs, covered with bristly hairs. The leaves are simple or undulate, covered with stiff hairs. The small radially symmetrical flowers are sapphire blue and retain their colour a long time. The plants show numerous flowers with 5 sepals, united at their
HMS Borage (K120) three years she helped guard more than 50 merchant convoys (outbound and homebound); from these just two ships were damaged and none were lost. "Borage" contributed to the safe and timely arrival of more than 1,000 merchant ships. In December 1943 she was part of the close escort to convoy JW 55B, which was subject to a failed attack resulting in the sinking of the German battleship "Scharnhorst". With the end of hostilities "Borage" was decommissioned and in 1946 she was sold. In 1946 "Borage" was sold to the Irish Naval Service where she was commissioned as . She was