Allied Warships

HMS Sandpiper (T 41)

River gunboat of the Sandpiper class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeRiver gunboat
ClassSandpiper 
PennantT 41 
Built byThornycroft (Southampton, U.K.)  
Ordered26 Apr 1932 
Laid down 
Launched9 Jun 1933 
CommissionedAug 1933 
End service 1939 
History

Decommissioned in 1939 / 1940.
Transferred to China in February 1942.

 

Commands listed for HMS Sandpiper (T 41)

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1Lt.Cdr. Harry Ernest Huston Nicholls, RN13 Sep 1938ca mid 40

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