Summary
HMS Mallow was an Acacia-class sloop built for the Royal Navy, and later operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as HMAS Mallow.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Mallow |
| Builder | Barclay Curle, Glasgow |
| Launched | 13 July 1915 |
| Fate | Transferred to Royal Australian Navy, 1919 |
| History | |
| Australia | |
| Name | HMAS Mallow |
| Acquired | 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 20 November 1925 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target, 24 April 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Acacia-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,200 long tons (1,219 t) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 250 tons of coal |
| Complement | 77 |
| Armament | |
Construction edit
Mallow was constructed by Barclay Curle at Glasgow in Scotland. She was launched on 13 July 1915.
Operational history edit
World War I edit
During World War I, the sloop was tasked primarily with minesweeping. On 31 December 1915, Mallow picked up the bulk of the survivors of the passenger ship Persia[1] (which had been torpedoed the day before off Crete) and conveyed them to Alexandria. In 1918, Mallow rescued the passengers of the French mailboat Djemnah, including future acting Governor-General of Madagascar Joseph Guyon, after the mailboat was torpedoed by a German U-boat. Mallow later received letters of commendation from the Admiralty and Guyon.
With the RAN edit
The sloop was transferred to the RAN in 1919.
Decommissioning and fate edit
Mallow paid off to reserve on 18 October 1919, was decommissioned on 20 November 1925, and sunk as a target on 24 April 1935.
References edit
- ^ "2 January 1916 – Ted – The Sinking of the Persia". familyletters.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.