Allied Warships

HMS Z 8 (H 71)

Torpedo boat of the Z 5 class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeTorpedo boat
ClassZ 5 
PennantH 71 
Built byFeijenoord (Schiedam, Holland) 
Ordered 
Laid down12 May 1914 
Launched23 Jun 1915 
Commissioned1 Oct 1942 
End service 1944 
HistoryThe Dutch torpedo boat HrMs Z 8 was transferred to the Royal Navy on 1 October 1942.
Decommissioned by the Royal Navy in 1944.
Scrapped at Newport in August 1944. 

Commands listed for HMS Z 8 (H 71)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Llewellyn Winston Cleverley, RNR5 Mar 1943late 1943
2T/Lt. Stanley McEwen Crowther, RCNVRlate 1943

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