| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 173 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
| Ordered | 13 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 26 Oct 1940 |
| Launched | 29 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1941 |
| Lost | 21 Jun 1945 |
| History | Wrecked near Kilindili on 21 June 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Hildasay (T 173)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. William Percival Hart, RNR | 24 Sep 1941 | 9 Jun 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Hugh Cecil Doman, RNVR | 9 Jun 1942 | mid 1944 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Jack Desmond Daniel, RNVR | mid 1944 | Jul 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Jean Louis Cornez, RNR | Jul 1944 | 21 Apr 1945 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. W C Wilkinson, KRNVR | 21 Apr 1945 | 21 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Hildasay include:
16 Nov 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HrMs Jan van Brakel (Lt.Cdr. Baron T.K. van Asbeck, RNN), HMCS Rosthern (Lt. W. Russell, RCNR), HMS Hildasay (T/Lt. W.P. Hart, RNR) and HMS Cape Argona (T/Lt. R.G. Wallace, RNR). (1)
28 Sep 1942
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. H.A.V. Haggard, DSO, DSC, RN) carries out exercises off Diego Saurez with HMS Shapinsay (A/Skr.Lt. W.S. Flowers, RNR) and HMS Hildasay (T/Lt. H.C. Doman, RNVR). Later on the day exercises were carried out with HMS Gambia (Capt. M.J. Mansergh, CBE, RN), HMS Dauntless (A/Capt. J.G. Hewitt, DSO, RN) and HrMs Tjerk Hiddes (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Kruys, RNN).
After the exercises were completed Truant sets course for East London, South Africa. (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6378 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 199/1861
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.