"Candytuft" suffered a boiler explosion. As "Candytuft" once more she was stricken in September 1945. Distinctive plants include the Gibraltar candytuft, white Gibraltar chickweed, Gibraltar saxifrage and Gibraltar thyme. Aethionema saxatile, the burnt candytuft, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. Operation Candytuft was a raid by 2nd SAS on 27 October. In the language of flowers, the candytuft symbolizes indifference. "Candytuft" was involved in one convoy battle. Candytuft is a cold hardy, fast-growing annual with lance shaped green leaves. "Candytuft" was built at Grangemouth Dry Dock, Grangemouth, as part of the pre-war 1939 programme.