HMS Mallow (1915)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Mallow.

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	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

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. 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

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.

References

1. "2 January 1916 – Ted – The Sinking of the Persia". familyletters.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2017.