| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 123 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 12 Apr 1937 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| Lost | 8 May 1943 |
| Loss position | 58° 03'N, 44° 00'W |
| History | Completed in July 1937. HMT Daneman (T/Lt. Stanley Leith Friend, RNVR) is believed to have struck a submerged iceberg in the North Atlantic. Sunk in position 58º03N, 44º00W after being taken in tow on 8 May 1943. |
Commands listed for HMS Daneman (FY 123)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Alexander Flett, RNR | 22 Oct 1939 | 24 Feb 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Ronald Winston Davies, RN | 24 Feb 1940 | 25 Jun 1940 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Alfred Hunter Ballard, RNR | 25 Jun 1940 | 8 Jul 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. George Otto Thompson Dawson Henderson, RNVR | 8 Jul 1941 | 20 Feb 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Stanley Leith Friend, RNVR | 20 Feb 1943 | 8 May 1943 |
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Notable events involving Daneman include:
8 May 1941
HMS Daneman (Lt. A.H. Ballard, RNR) picks up the survivors from the Norwegian merchant Eastern Star that was torpedoed and sunk about 200 nautical miles south-west of Reykjavik, Iceland by German U-boat U-94.
9 May 1941
HMS Daneman (Lt. A.H. Ballard, RNR) picks up 66 survivors from the British merchant Gregalia that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-201 east-north-east of Cape Farewell in position 60°24'N, 32°37'W.
27 May 1942
HMS H 28 (Lt. J.S. Bridger, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Banff (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Evans, RN) and HMS Daneman (T/Lt. G.O.T.D. Henderson, RNVR). (1)
28 May 1942
HMS H 28 (Lt. J.S. Bridger, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Clover (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Shaw, RNR), HMS Daneman (T/Lt. G.O.T.D. Henderson, RNVR), HMS Highlander (Cdr. S. Boucher, RN) and HMS Asphodel (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) K.W. Stewart, RN). (1)
29 May 1942
HMS H 28 (Lt. J.S. Bridger, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Daneman (T/Lt. G.O.T.D. Henderson, RNVR), HMS Highlander (Cdr. S. Boucher, RN), HMS Asphodel (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) K.W. Stewart, RN), USS Spry (Lt. M.W. Firth, USN) and HMS Pennyworth (T/Lt. R.A. Mason, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17201
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.