Allied Warships

HMS Quilliam (G 09)

Destroyer of the Q class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassQ 
PennantG 09 
Built byHawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) 
Ordered2 Apr 1940 
Laid down19 Aug 1940 
Launched29 Nov 1941 
Commissioned22 Oct 1942 
End service 
History

 

Commands listed for HMS Quilliam (G 09)

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CommanderFromTo
1Capt. Stephen Hope Carlill, DSO, RN26 Aug 1942Nov 1943
2Capt. Richard George Onslow, DSO, RN30 Nov 1943Jun 1945

3A/Lt.Cdr. Anthony John Temple Harris, RN29 Sep 1945Nov 1945

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Noteable events involving Quilliam include:


20 May 1945
HMS Quilliam collided with HMS Indomitable in fog, and in the words of Captain Onslow "With no one to blame but myself, I had pushed my stem back to 'A' Gun." As a result, Quilliam was out of action for the rest of the war.

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British destroyers & frigates

Norman Friedman


Destroyers of World War Two

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