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For 7 hours early in 1943 the corvette HMS Lavender lay alongside a blazing Panama
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For 7 hours early in 1943 the corvette HMS Lavender lay alongside a blazing Panama
For 7 hours early in 1943 the corvette HMS Lavender lay alongside a blazing Panama tanker in the Caribbean Sea while the Corvettes crew fought the flames.
The Panamanian merchant Granville was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U338.
The fire was put out and the ship was taken in tow. For their daring exploits the Commandlng Officer of the Corvette and Lieutenant W.F. Waller RNVR, the 1st Lieutenant and three members
of the crew, Petty Officer W.T.Elmslie, Able Seaman G.H. Mullett and Ordinary Seaman B.L.Roberts were mentioned in dispatches.
17th March 1943
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