| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Grimsby |
| Pennant | L 59 / U 59 |
| Built by | Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.): J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 1 May 1933 |
| Laid down | 21 Aug 1933 |
| Launched | 11 Apr 1934 |
| Commissioned | 22 Nov 1934 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Lowestoft is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Sold 4 October 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Lowestoft (L 59 / U 59)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Arthur Macdonnell Knapp, RN | 15 Aug 1938 | 8 Jan 1941 | |
| 2 | Cdr. Ughtred Henry Ramsden James, RN | 8 Jan 1941 | 21 Jul 1941 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Francis Babington Proudfoot, RN | 21 Jul 1941 | Aug 1942 | |
| 4 | A/Cdr. John Rochfort D'Oyly, RN | 17 Nov 1942 | Jan 1943 | |
| 5 | Lt. Thomas Keppel Edge-Partington, RN | Jan 1943 | 23 Mar 1943 | |
| 6 | A/Cdr. (retired) Lawrence Henry Phillips, RN | 23 Mar 1943 | Jun 1945 | |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Grenville Cowley, RN | Jun 1945 | mid 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Lowestoft include:
23 Jan 1940
HMS Oswald (Lt.Cdr. G.M. Sladen, RN) conducted exercises off Malta together with HMS Lowestoft (Cdr. A.M. Knapp, RN). (1)
4 Jun 1940
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. D.C. Ingram, RN) departed Rosyth for her 10th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Standtlandet.
Before departure for her patrol area, A/S exercises were carried out in the Firth of Forth with HMS Lowestoft (Cdr. A.M. Knapp, RN).
For the daily and attack positions of HMS Clyde during this patrol see the map below.
(2)
30 Oct 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Lowestoft (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Proudfoot, RN) and HMS Chiddingfold (Lt. L.W.L. Argles, RN). (3)
31 Oct 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Lowestoft (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Proudfoot, RN), HMS Chiddingfold (Lt. L.W.L. Argles, RN), HMS Montrose (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Phipps, OBE, RN) and HMS Antelope (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Sinclair, RN). (3)
1 Nov 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Chiddingfold (Lt. L.W.L. Argles, RN), HMS Hurworth (Lt.Cdr. J.T.B. Birch, RN), HMS Lowestoft (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Proudfoot, RN) and HMS Southwold (Cdr. C.T. Jellicoe, DSC, RN). (3)
5 Nov 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Maori (Cdr. R.E. Courage, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Lowestoft (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Proudfoot, RN) and HMS Chiddingfold (Lt. L.W.L. Argles, RN). (3)
1 May 1942
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.F. Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMCS Rosthern (Cdr. P.B. Cross, RCNVR), USS Niblack (Lt.Cdr. E.R. Durgin, USN), HMS Lowestoft (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Proudfoot, RN) and HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.V. Gladstone, RN). (4)
2 May 1942
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.F. Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Lowestoft (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Proudfoot, RN), HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.V. Gladstone, RN) and HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. N.T. Chetwood, RNVR). (4)
7 May 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Shikari (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Rayner, DSC, VRD, RNVR), HMS Bryony (T/Lt. T. Hand, RNR), HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN) and HMS Bergamot (Lt. R.T. Horan, RNR). (5)
9 May 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises in Lough Foyle with HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN), HMS Bergamot (Lt. R.T. Horan, RNR) and HMS Bryony (T/Lt. T. Hand, RNR). (6)
10 May 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN). (5)
11 May 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN), USS Belknap and USS Badger. (5)
10 Oct 1943
HMS Venturer (Lt. J.S. Launders, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Philante (Capt. A.J. Baker-Cresswell, DSO, RN), ships from B 7 Escort Group, HMS Pink (Lt. R. Atkinson, DSC, RNR) and HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN). (7)
Sources
- ADM 173/16373
- ADM 199/1877
- File 2.12.03.6388 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6369 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17782
- ADM 173/18373
- ADM 173/18449
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.