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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 attemptBI History. Cargo salvage attempts on BI ships MANTOLA and GAIRSOPPA to start in 2012. Silver from Gairsoppa likelyContinue reading “HMS Laburnum came to the aid of the torpedoed Mantola”

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 attemptBI History. Cargo salvage attempts on BI ships MANTOLA and GAIRSOPPA to start in 2012. Silver from Gairsoppa likelyContinue reading “HMS Laburnum came to the aid of the torpedoed Mantola”

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 from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1W8ugIG via IFTTT via Blogger http://ift.tt/1jXG3ru

HMS Veronica and HMS Laburnum – Acacia Class Sloops – New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy from 11 March 1922 to 11 February 1935 View full size (506×343) from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1KsMYP7 via IFTTT via Blogger http://ift.tt/1jXG2UG

The NZ Division, of the Royal Navy. – HMS Laburnum  View full size (1000×750) from John Currin (JC – Ex-RNZN) – Google+ Public Posts http://ift.tt/1W8uijL via IFTTT via Blogger http://ift.tt/1jXG0Mv