BRITISH CORVETTE FIGHTS FIRE AT SEA. FOR 7 HOURS THE CORVETTE HMS LAVENDER ( COMMANDER J WHAYMAN, RD, RNR) LAY ALONGSIDE A BLAZING PANAMANIAN SHIP IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA, WHILE THE CORVETTE'S CREW FOUGHT THE FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE SHIP WAS TAKEN IN TOW. FOR THEIR DARING EXPLOIT, THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE CORVETTE AND LIEUT W F WELLER, RNVR, THE 1ST LIEUT AND 3 MEMBERS OF THE CREW, PETTY OFFICER W T ELMSLIE, ABLE SEAMAN SH MULLET AND ORDINARY SEAMAN B L ROBERTS HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. - ,

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