| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 221 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Apr 1937 |
| Commissioned | May 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in June 1937. Returned to her owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Lord Nuffield (FY 221)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. David Evan Stanley Mair, RNR | May 1940 | 29 Dec 1942 |
| 2 | Skr. Samuel Heaton Williams, RNR | 29 Dec 1942 | 13 Mar 1944 |
| 3 | Ch.Skr. (A/Skr.Lt.) Charles Lamb Buchan, RNR | 13 Mar 1944 |
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Notable events involving Lord Nuffield include:
26 Feb 1942
HMS Clyde (Cdr. D.C. Ingram, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Lord Nuffield (Skr. D.E.S. Mair, RNR). (1)
1 May 1944
HMS H 32 (Lt. M.D. Hutley, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Lord Nuffield (A/Skr.Lt. C.L. Buchan, RNR). (2)
2 May 1944
HMS H 32 (Lt. M.D. Hutley, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Lord Nuffield (A/Skr.Lt. C.L. Buchan, RNR) and HMS Copinsay (Skr. J.A. MacTean, RNR). (2)
3 May 1944
HMS H 32 (Lt. M.D. Hutley, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Lord Nuffield (A/Skr.Lt. C.L. Buchan, RNR), HMS Copinsay (Skr. J.A. MacTean, RNR) and HMS Potentilla (Lt. R.H. Nossiter, DSC, RANVR). (2)
4 May 1944
HMS H 32 (Lt. M.D. Hutley, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Lord Nuffield (A/Skr.Lt. C.L. Buchan, RNR) and HMS Potentilla (Lt. R.H. Nossiter, DSC, RANVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17180
- ADM 173/18480
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.