| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | T 56 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 28 Mar 1933 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1935 |
| Lost | 21 Apr 1942 |
| History | Completed on 27 April 1933. HMT Jade (T/Lt. Arthur Robert James Tilston, DSC, SANF(V)) was sunk by aircraft bombs at Grand Harbour, Malta on 21 April 1942. |
Commands listed for HMS Jade (T 56)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Arthur Robert James Tilston, SANF(V) | ??? | 21 Apr 1942 |
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Notable events involving Jade include:
9 Sep 1939
HMS Snapper (Lt. W.D.A. King, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Coral and HMS Moonstone (Lt. W.J.H. Moorman, RN) and later with HMS Jade and HMS Beryl. (1)
16 Sep 1939
HMS Snapper (Lt. W.D.A. King, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Jade. (1)
22 Sep 1939
HMS Snapper (Lt. W.D.A. King, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Jade and HMS Beryl. (1)
25 Sep 1939
HMS Snapper (Lt. W.D.A. King, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Jade and HMS Beryl. (1)
27 Sep 1939
HMS Snapper (Lt. W.D.A. King, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Jade, HMS Amber (Boatswain H.W. Clark, RN) and later with HMS Grimsby (Capt. A.S. Russell, RN) and HMS Deptford (Cdr. C.A.E. Stanfield, RN). (1)
3 Mar 1941
Around 1800B/3, HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) departed Malta for her 6th war patrol (4th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol off Tripoli. On departure exercises were carried out with HMS Jade (?). (2)
3 Apr 1941
Around 1845B/3, HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) departed Malta for her 8th war patrol (6th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol off the East coast of Tunisia.
On departure two practice attacks were carried out on an A/S trawler. [This must have been either HMS Beryl, HMS Coral or HMS Jade.] (2)
15 May 1941
Around 1935B/15, HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) departed Malta for her 10th war patrol (8th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to patrol south of the Straits of Messina.
On departure a practice attack was carried out on an A/S trawler. [This must have been either HMS Beryl, HMS Coral or HMS Jade.] (3)
8 Aug 1941
Around 1830B/8, HMS Talisman (Lt. M. Willmott, RN) departed from Malta for Alexandria. Before departing exercises were carried out with HMS Jade (Boatswain W.J.H. Fellows, RN) which had escorted her out.
[No map of this passage can be displayed as there are no logs available for HMS Talisman for this period.] (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/16103
- ADM 199/1817
- ADM 199/1154
- ADM 199/1151
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.