| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Hunt |
| Pennant | J 40 |
| Built by | Dundee Shipbuilding Co. (Dundee, Scotland) : Cooper & Creig |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 5 Feb 1919 |
| Commissioned | Jul 1919 |
| Lost | 4 May 1941 |
| History | HMS Fermoy (Lt.Cdr. John Guy Douglas Wetherfield, RN) was heavily damaged at Malta in late April and declared a CTL. |
Commands listed for HMS Fermoy (J 40)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Guy Douglas Wetherfield, RN | 17 Jan 1939 | 26 Apr 1941 (+) |
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Notable events involving Fermoy include:
19 Mar 1941
Around 1800B/19, HMS Upholder (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Wanklyn, RN) departed Malta for her 7th war patrol (5th in the Mediterranean). She was ordered to perform a survey off the East coast of Sicily.
She was escorted out until 0035B/20 by HMS Fermoy (Lt.Cdr. J.G.D. Wetherfield, RN) and HMS Abingdon (Lt. G.A. Simmers, RNR).
HMS Upholder was not to carry out attacks on enemy ships unless they were very valuable targets. (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1817
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.