HMS President

HMS President is an Anchusa class corvette of the Royal Navy, completed in 1918. She was originally named HMS Saxifrage. 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. She was renamed in 1921 when she bacame drill ship for the RNVR (Royal Navy Voluntary Reserve). HMS President is listed on the National Register of Historic Vessels and currently serves as a venue for conferences and functions.