| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Hill |
| Pennant | T 221 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 18 Jan 1941 |
| Laid down | 7 May 1941 |
| Launched | 24 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 4 Mar 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold on 10 April 1946 to Hull Merchants Amalgamated Trawlers Limited, Hull. Renamed Sollum H369. Official number 181287. |
Commands listed for HMS Portsdown (T 221)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Edward Leo Donkin, RNR | Jan 1942 | 10 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Leonard George Bradley, RNVR | 10 Mar 1944 | 20 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Kenneth Harold Forth, RNVR | 20 Feb 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Portsdown include:
11 May 1943
Le Centaure conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) N.W.H. Weekes, OBE, RN), HMS Portsdown (Lt. E.L. Donkin, MBE, RNR), HMS Pict (T/Lt. G. Wallace, RNR) and HMS Copinsay (Skr. J.A. MacTean, RNR). (1)
14 May 1943
Le Centaure conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Cowslip (Lt.Cdr. F. Granger, RNR), HMS Butser (T/Lt. A.F. Cameron, RNVR) and HMS Portsdown (Lt. E.L. Donkin, MBE, RNR). (1)
21 Jul 1943
Le Centaure conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Portsdown (Lt. E.L. Donkin, MBE, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/635
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.