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Re: WW1 - Sloop "Lavender"
Posted by: David H ()
Date: April 01, 2005 08:22AM

Ray


Lavender was a sloop, one of the numerous 'Flower' class of WW1, they were built on merchant ship lines to aid production. Originally intended to act as both minesweeper and patrol vessel, they saw widespread service, several of them were based at Queenstown.

She measured 1200 tons 262ft x 33ft armed 2 x 12pdr, 2 x 3 pdr. Built at Dumbarton by McMillan, launched 12 June 1915.


She did not survive the war, being torpedoed and sunk 4 may 1917 in the Channel by the submarine UC.75


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WW1 - Sloop "Lavender" Ray Lloyd 03/31/2005 07:23PM
Re: WW1 - Sloop "Lavender" David H 04/01/2005 08:22AM
Re: WW1 - Sloop "Lavender" David H 04/01/2005 08:26AM
Re: WW1 - Sloop "Lavender" Ray Lloyd 04/01/2005 07:17PM


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