HMS Mallow was an built for the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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, and later operated by the Royal Australian Navy

Royal Australian Navy

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 (RAN) as HMAS Mallow.

Construction

Mallow was constructed by Barclay Curle at Glasgow

Glasgow

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 in Scotland

Scotland

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. She was launched on 13 July 1915.

World War I

During World War I

World War I

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, 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

Madagascar

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 Joseph Guyon, after the mailboat was torpedoed by a German U-boat

U-boat

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. Mallow later received letters of commendation from the Admiralty

Admiralty

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and Guyon.

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.