| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 181 |
| Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 7 Oct 1940 |
| Laid down | 16 Apr 1941 |
| Launched | 4 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 16 Jan 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in November 1957. |
Commands listed for HMS Trondra (T 181)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. George Henry Riches, RNVR | 31 Dec 1941 | late 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Donald Platt, RNVR | late 1942 | 11 Mar 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Harry Howarth, RNVR | 11 Mar 1944 | 8 Feb 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. William Robert Russell, RNVR | 8 Feb 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Trondra include:
17 May 1944
HMS Otway (Lt. M.B. St. John, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Trondra (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.H. Howarth, RNVR). (1)
20 May 1944
HMS Otway (Lt. M.B. St. John, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Trondra (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.H. Howarth, RNVR). (1)
21 May 1944
HMS Otway (Lt. M.B. St. John, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Trondra (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.H. Howarth, RNVR). (1)
26 Mar 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Welcome (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W. Downing, RNVR), HMS Felicity (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.F. Harmer-Elliot, RNVR), HMSAS Natal (T/Lt.Cdr. D.A. Hall, DSC, SANF(V)) and HMS Trondra (T/Lt. W.R. Russell, RNVR).
Upon completion of these exercises O 23 proceeded to Loch Alsh. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18552
- File 2.12.03.6428 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.