HMS Violet (K35)

HMS Violet (K35) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.^[1][2]

HMS Violet seen at a mooring buoy

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

Construction and career

Royal Navy

Built at Simons & Co in Renfrew on the River Clyde, the ship was laid down on 21 March 1940.^[1] The ship was launched 30 December 1940 and commissioned 3 February 1941.^[1]

Along with HMS Malcolm and others, the ship shared credit for the sinking of the German submarine U-651 on 29 June 1941.^[3][4] The ship then rescued some 16 survivors from the steamship Grayburn which had been sunk earlier by U-651.^[5]

In January 1942, the ship was involved in Operation Postmaster.^[6][7][8] In 1942, the ship was retrofitted, repainted in dazzle camouflage and received an upgrade to her anti-aircraft batteries for a total of six Oerlikon 20 mm cannon on board.^[9]

The ship sank U-641 single-handed 19 January 1944.

The ship was paid off 10 February 1946.

Civilian service

The ship was sold on 17 May 1947 to Zubi Shipping of London for use as a mercantile ship and renamed La Aguerra.^[1] The ship was resold in 1949 to Spain as mercantile La Guera then in 1958 as mercantile Claudio Sabadell. The ship was scrapped in October 1970 at Bilbao.^[1]