Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Patrol vessel |
Class | Kil |
Pennant | Z 13 |
Built by | Pullman Standard Car Co. (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 10 May 1942 |
Laid down | 13 May 1943 |
Launched | 23 Oct 1943 |
Commissioned | 8 Dec 1943 |
End service | |
History | Returned U.S.N. in December 1946. |
Former name | USS PCE 839 |
Commands listed for HMS Kilmelford (Z 13)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Henry Brown, RNR | 19 Dec 1943 | Aug 1944 |
2 | T/Lt. Noel Thomas Chetwood, RNVR | Aug 1944 | Dec 1944 |
3 | Lt. Wilfred Harold, RNZNVR | Dec 1944 |
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