| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 272 |
| Built by | Wallasea Bay Yacht Station (Rochford, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 21 May 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | For disposal in November 1945 |
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Notable events involving ML 272 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)
24 Mar 1943
HMS P 615 (Lt. C.W.St.C. Lambert, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Copinsay (Skr. J.A. MacTean, RNR), ML 272 (T/Lt. J.A. Buchanan, RCNVR) and ML 277 (?). (2)
12 May 1943
Le Centaure conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS ML 209 (T/Lt. A.M.C. Scott, RNVR) and ML 272 (T/Lt. J.A. Buchanan, RCNVR). (2)
19 May 1943
Le Centaure conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with Dumont d'Urville, HMS ML 209 (T/Lt. A.M.C. Scott, RNVR), ML 272 (T/Lt. J.A. Buchanan, RCNVR), HMS ML 281 (T/Lt. P.S. Castle, RNVR) and HMS ML 296 (T/Lt. R.C. Breckenridge, RCNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 53/116455 + ADM 199/647
- ADM 199/635
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.