| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 154 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 11 Sep 1934 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in October 1934. Returned to her owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Olvina (FY 154)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Charles George Cuthbertson, RNR | 16 Oct 1939 | 9 Sep 1940 |
| 2 | Skr. Joseph Trone Hindmarsh Fairbairn, RNR | 9 Sep 1940 | 30 Apr 1941 |
| 3 | Skr. John Howson, RNR | 30 Apr 1941 | 20 Oct 1943 |
| 4 | Skr. Clifford George Spillings, RNR | 20 Oct 1943 |
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Notable events involving Olvina include:
16 Mar 1940
HMS H 32 (Lt. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Hertfordshire (Skr. A.H. Sandford, RNR) and HMS Olvina (Lt.Cdr. C.G. Cuthbertson, RNR). (1)
18 Mar 1940
HMS H 32 (Lt. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Olvina (Lt.Cdr. C.G. Cuthbertson, RNR). (1)
22 Jun 1940
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Valena (Capt. W.H. Poole, RNR) and HMS Olvina (Lt.Cdr. C.G. Cuthbertson, RNR). (2)
24 Jun 1940
HrMs O 10 (Lt. G. Quint, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Portland together with HMS Hurricane (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Simms, RN) and HMS Olvina (Lt.Cdr. C.G. Cuthbertson, RNR). (3)
30 Jun 1940
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Portland together with HMS Olvina (Lt.Cdr. C.G. Cuthbertson, RNR) and HMS Geranium (T/Lt. A. Foxall, RNR). (3)
7 Jul 1940
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Portland with HMS Olvina (Lt.Cdr. C.G. Cuthbertson, RNR). (2)
15 Jul 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Plymouth where she conducted A/S exercises with HMS La Nantaise (Skr. S.J. Cory, RNR), HMS Kingston Chrysoberyl (A/Skr.Lt. M.A. Smith, RD, RNR), ORP Slazak (Lt.Cdr. R. Nalecz-Tyminski, ORP), HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR), HMS Olvina (Skr. J. Howson, RNR), HMS Cambridgeshire (T/Lt. H.F.B. Ashby, RNVR) and HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR). (4)
7 Aug 1943
HMS Umbra (Lt. P.H. May, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Lord Stanhope (A/Skr.Lt. W.R.A. Hicks, DSC, RNR), HMS Olvina (A/Skr.Lt. J. Howson, RNR), HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, DSC, RNR) and Notre Dame de France (A/Skr.Lt. J. Coxall, RNR). (5)
1 Oct 1943
HMS United (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxburgh, DSC, RN) arrived at Plymouth. She was escorted in by HMS Olvina (A/Skr.Lt. J. Howson, RNR). (6)
4 May 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Olvina (A/Skr.Lt. C.G. Spillings, RNR) and HMS Herschell (T/Lt. J.E. Freestone, RNR). (7)
Sources
- ADM 173/16285
- File 2.12.03.6365 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6375 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17251
- ADM 173/18331
- ADM 199/1820
- ADM 173/18698
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.