| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 244 |
| Built by | H. J. Percival (Horning, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 3 Jul 1941 |
| End service | 16 Aug 1944 |
| History | To France on 16 August 1944 |
Commands listed for HMS ML 244 (ML 244)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | W.J. Marshall, RNVR | 16 Apr 1943 | late 1943 |
| 2 | J.L.B. Hitchcock, RNVR | late 1943 | 12 Jul 1944 |
| 3 | D.A. Wade, RNVR | 12 Jul 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving ML 244 include:
2 Dec 1942
Around 1745A/2, the damaged light cruiser HMS Phoebe (Capt. C.P. Frend, RN) departed Pointe Noire for Takoradi. She was escorted by the corvettes Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, FFS Commandant Drogou and the motor launches HMML 244 and HMML 272. (1)
6 Dec 1942
Around 1130A/6, HMS Phoebe (Capt. C.P. Frend, RN), Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, FFS Commandant Drogou, HMML 244 and HMML 272 arrived at Takoradi from Pointe Noire. (1)
Sources
- ADM 53/116455 + ADM 199/647
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.