| HMS Mallow (1915) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Mallow |
| Builder: | Barclay Curle, Glasgow |
| Launched: | 13 July 1915 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Royal Australian Navy, 1919 |
| Career (Australia) | |
| Name: | HMAS Mallow |
| Acquired: | 1919 |
| Decommissioned: | 20 November 1925 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target, 24 April 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Acacia-class sloop |
| Displacement: | 1,200 long tons (1,219 t) |
| Length: |
250 ft (76 m) p/p 262 ft 6 in (80.01 m) o/a |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine 2 × cylindrical boilers 1 screw |
| 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: |
• 2 × 12-pdr (76 mm) guns • 2 × 3-pdr (47 mm) AA guns |
HMS Mallow was an Acacia-class sloop built for the Royal Navy, and later operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as HMAS Mallow.
Construction[]
Mallow was constructed by Barclay Curle at Glasgow in Scotland. She was launched on 13 July 1915.
Operational history[]
World War I[]
During World War I, the sloop was tasked primarily with minesweeping. 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[]
The sloop was transferred to the RAN in 1919.
Decommissioning and fate[]
Mallow paid off to reserve on 18 October 1919, was decommissioned on 20 November 1925, and sunk as a target on 24 April 1935.
The original article can be found at HMS Mallow (1915) and the edit history here.
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