| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 115 |
| Built by | Solent Shipyards Ltd. (Sarisbury Green, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 22 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 18 Sep 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in October 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS ML 115 (ML 115)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Oswald Birrell Deiter, RNVR | 29 Dec 1941 | 28 Mar 1945 |
| 2 | V H Harris, RNVR | 28 Mar 1945 | early 1946 |
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Notable events involving ML 115 include:
4 Apr 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) departed the Clyde area for Larne. She was escorted by HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. O.B. Deiter, RNVR). (1)
16 Nov 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. O.B. Deiter, RNVR) and HMS HDML 1029 (T/Lt. G.C. Organ, RNVR).
(2)
7 Feb 1945
HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS L' Atlantique (Skr.Lt. C.W. Freer, RNR) and HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. O.B. Deiter, RNVR). (3)
14 Apr 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. V.H. Harris, RNVR) and HMS HDML 1029 (T/Lt. N.A.W. Herboldt, RNVR). (4)
17 Apr 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises in the Clyde area with HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. V.H. Harris, RNVR) and HMS ML 472 (T/Lt. J.M.W. Hardie, RNVR). (5)
30 Apr 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. V.H. Harris, RNVR) and HMS HDML 1029 (T/Lt. N.A.W. Herboldt, RNVR). (5)
7 May 1945
HMS Vulpine (Lt. W.D.S. Scott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. V.H. Harris, RNVR) and HMS HDML 1029 (T/Lt. N.A.W. Herboldt, RNVR). (6)
17 May 1945
HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS ML 472 (T/Lt. J.M.W. Hardie, RNVR), HMS ML 115 (T/Lt. V.H. Harris, RNVR), HMS Spaniel (T/A/Skr. I.W. Sharp, RNR) and HMS Bedlington (A/Ch.Skr. A.W. Peak, RNR). (7)
Sources
- ADM 173/19008
- ADM 173/19423
- ADM 173/20180
- ADM 173/20144
- ADM 173/20363
- ADM 173/20364
- ADM 173/20183
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.