HMS Laburnum came to the aid of the torpedoed Mantola. (The 1,200 tons displacement, 16.5 knot sloop was scuttled at Singapore just before the Japanese invasion in Feb 1942)
BI History – Gairsoppa and Mantola salvage attempt
BI History. Cargo salvage attempts on BI ships MANTOLA and GAIRSOPPA to start in 2012. Silver from Gairsoppa likely to be most valuable ever bullion recovery. AN American salvor is gearing up to recover up to seven million ounces of silver from the BI cargoship Gairsoppa and a much smaller …
HMS Laburnum came to the aid of the torpedoed Mantola
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