| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 224 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 15 Dec 1936 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 11 February 1937. Returned to her owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Victrix (FY 224)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Robert Robertson Taylor, RNR | 30 Sep 1940 | 1 May 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Diack Craighead, RNR | May 1941 | 11 Aug 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Herbert Frederick Bothwell Ashby, RNVR | 11 Aug 1943 | 11 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. David Boyd Johnson, RNVR | 11 Sep 1944 | 14 Feb 1945 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Eric Neasham Dickinson, RNVR | 14 Feb 1945 |
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Notable events involving Victrix include:
22 Dec 1940
At 0900 hours, HMS Tribune (Lt. E.F. Balston, DSO, RN), made rendez-vous with her escort towards Holy Loch, HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.R. Taylor, RNR). (1)
1 Aug 1943
HMS Umbra (Lt. P.H. May, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMCS Athabascan (Cdr. G.R. Miles, DSO, OBE, RCN), HMS Cattistock (Lt. R.G.D. Keddie, DSC, RN), HMS Cambridgeshire (T/Lt. H.F.B. Ashby, RNVR), HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR), HMS Victrix (T/Lt. J.D. Craighead, RNR) and HMS Kingston Andalusite (T/Lt. W.S. Lowe, RNVR). (2)
19 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Clinton (Lt. K.A. Gadd, DSC, RNR) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (3)
25 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (3)
26 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (3)
28 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Lennox (Lt.Cdr. T.T. Euman, RN) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/16629
- ADM 173/18331
- ADM 173/19188
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.