Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | Isles |
Pennant | T 182 |
Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
Ordered | 7 Oct 1940 |
Laid down | 7 Jun 1941 |
Launched | 4 Nov 1941 |
Commissioned | 2 Mar 1942 |
End service | |
History | Sold in October 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Westray (T 182)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. John Alexander Rhind, RNZNVR | 26 Jan 1942 | early 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. George Edward Williams, RNVR | early 1943 | Nov 1943 |
3 | T/Lt. Jack Burnett Hornby, RNVR | Nov 1943 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Westray include:
1 Feb 1943
HMS Sturgeon (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Mers el Kebir with HMS Westray (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Rhind, RNZNVR) and HMS Hunda (T/Lt. W.B. Brown, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18143
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.