HMS Mallow (1915)

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;

HMS Mallow was an Acacia-class sloop built for the Royal Navy, and later operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as HMAS Mallow.

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