HMSViolet (K35) was aFlower-classcorvette that served in theRoyal Navy during the Second World War.[1][2]
Built atSimons & Co inRenfrew on theRiver 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 withHMS Malcolm and others, the ship shared credit for the sinking of theGerman submarine U-651 on 29 June 1941.[3][4] The ship then rescued some 16 survivors from the steamshipGrayburn which had been sunk earlier byU-651.[5]
In January 1942, the ship was involved inOperation Postmaster.[6][7][8] In 1942, the ship was retrofitted, repainted indazzle camouflage and received an upgrade to her anti-aircraft batteries for a total of sixOerlikon 20 mm cannon on board.[9]
The ship sankU-641 single-handed 19 January 1944.
The ship was paid off 10 February 1946.
The ship was sold on 17 May 1947 to Zubi Shipping ofLondon for use as a mercantile ship and renamedLa Aguerra.[1] The ship was resold in 1949 toSpain as mercantileLa Guera then in 1958 as mercantileClaudio Sabadell. The ship was scrapped in October 1970 atBilbao.[1]
