Allied Warships

HMS Tranio

MS Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
Class[No specific class] 
Pennant 
Built byHepple Ltd. (South Shields, UK) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched12 Feb 1918 
Commissioned 1939 
Lost26 Jun 1941 
History

Completed in May 1918.
Taken over by the Admiralty in October or November 1939.
Displacement: 275 tons.

HMT Tranio (T/Lt. L.G. Gillies, RNR) was sunk off Smith's Knoll by German aircraft. Tranio was under tow.

 

Commands listed for HMS Tranio

Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.

CommanderFromTo
1Ch.Skr. James Bond, RNR4 Dec 193915 Jan 1941
2Lt. Alan Leonard Gustav Gillies, RNR15 Jan 194126 Jun 1941

You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.


Return to the Allied Warships section