Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | ASW Whaler |
Class | Lake |
Pennant | FY 204 |
Built by | Smith's Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 28 Apr 1939 |
Launched | 17 Jun 1939 |
Commissioned | 12 Oct 1939 |
Lost | 24 Feb 1945 |
Loss position | 49° 04'N, 5° 31'W |
History | HMS Ellesmere was torpedoed and sunk by U-1203 north west of Brest, France in position 49º04'N, 05º31'W. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Ellesmere |
Former name | Kos XXIV |
Commands listed for HMS Ellesmere (FY 204)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. Robert Trueman, RNR | 5 Oct 1939 | 20 Dec 1939 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Bettesworth Sanders, RNVR | 20 Dec 1939 | 2 Apr 1940 |
3 | T/Lt. John Thompson Donaldson, RNR | 2 Apr 1940 | 19 Jul 1940 |
4 | Lt. Henry Roach, RNR | 19 Jul 1940 | 17 Feb 1941 |
5 | T/Lt. Alasatair Cameron Munro, RNVR | 17 Feb 1941 | early 1945 |
6 | Thomas Henry Lloyd-Jones, RNVR | early 1945 | 24 Feb 1945 (+) |
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Notable events involving Ellesmere include:
15 Jan 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown together with HMS Shemara (Cdr.(Retd.) H. Buckle, RN) and HMS Ellesmere (Lt. H. Roach, RNR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6366 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)