| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 195 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Nov 1934 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | 69° 53'N, 31° 53'E |
| History | Completed in January 1935. Sold in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Drangey (FY 195)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Stuart Clarence Blair Hickman, RNR | 22 Sep 1939 | Mar 1940 |
| 2 | Ch.Skr. Arthur Charles Lawrence, RNR | Mar 1940 | mid 1941 |
| 3 | Skr.Lt. Albert Charles Wood, RD, RNR | 1 Jul 1941 | 24 Feb 1942 |
| 4 | Skr. William Jesse Jones, RNR | 24 Feb 1942 | early 1944 |
| 5 | T/Skr. William Ezra Woodall, RNR | early 1944 | 1 Sep 1944 |
| 6 | Skr.Lt. Albert Charles Wood, RD, RNR | 1 Sep 1944 | 14 Feb 1945 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Robert Clinton Armitage, RNR | 19 Feb 1945 |
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Notable events involving Drangey include:
23 Oct 1939
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Cumberbatch, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Drangey (Lt. S.C.B. Hickman, RNR) and HMS Kingston Cornelian (Skr. W. Green, RNR). (1)
13 Apr 1942
HMS P 511 (Lt. D.E.O. Watson, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Charlestown (Lt.Cdr. N.R. Murch, RN) and HMS Drangey (Skr. W.J. Jones, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/15803
- ADM 173/17493
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.