Allied Warships

HMS Matchless (G 52)

Destroyer of the M class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	M
Pennant	G 52
Built by	A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down	14 Sep 1940
Launched	4 Sep 1941
Commissioned	26 Feb 1942
End service
Loss position

History	Sold to the Turkish Navy in 1958 being renamed Kilicipasa. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. John Mowlam, RN 5 January 1942 – ca. late 1943 DSO awarded on 28 August 1942 Lt. William David Shaw, RN Ca. late 1943 - 5 February 1944 Lt.Cdr. Eric Norman Walmsley, DSC and Bar, RN 5 February 1944 – ca. July / August 1944 HMS Matchless was refitting and was in Dockyard Control Lt.Cdr. Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, DSO, RN 7 November 1944 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Matchless (G 52)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. John Mowlam, RN	5 Jan 1942	Late 1943
2	Lt. William David Shaw, RN	Late 1943	5 Feb 1944
3	Lt.Cdr. Eric Norman Walmsley, DSC, RN	5 Feb 1944	Jul/Aug 44

4	Lt.Cdr. Standish O'Grady Roche, DSO, RN	7 Nov 1944	Oct 1945 ?

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