HMS Violet (K35)

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

[1][2] Built at Simons & Co in Renfrew on the River Clyde, the ship was laid down on 21 March 1940.

[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.

[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.