Allied Warships

HMS Kos X (FY 719)

MS Whaler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Whaler
Class[No specific class] 
PennantFY 719 
Built bySmiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched20 Apr 1932 
CommissionedMay 1941 
End service 
History

Norwegian whaler of Hvalfangerselskap Kosmos A/S (Anders Jahre), Sandefjord, Norway taken over by the Admiralty in November 1940.
Displacement: 260 tons.

Renamed HMS Flicker in September 1941.
Returned to owner in December 1945.

 

Commands listed for HMS Kos X (FY 719)

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1R Drew, RNVR5 Jan 1944mid 1945

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