| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 379 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 13 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 21 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 Jan 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Benbecula (T 379)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Arthur Frederick Whalley Boumphrey, RNVR | 4 Jan 1944 |
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Notable events involving Benbecula include:
8 Mar 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Benbecula (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.F.W. Boumphrey, RNVR), HMS Arcturus (T/Lt. H.R. Grief, RNR),
HMS Flint Castle (T/Lt. N. Harrison, RNVR) and HMS Crowlin (A/Skr.Lt. A. Smith, RNR). (1)
9 Mar 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Benbecula (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.F.W. Boumphrey, RNVR), HMS Arcturus (T/Lt. H.R. Grief, RNR) and HMS Crowlin (A/Skr.Lt. A. Smith, RNR). (1)
11 Mar 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Benbecula (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.F.W. Boumphrey, RNVR) and HMS Flint Castle (T/Lt. N. Harrison, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)