| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 713 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 28 Jul 1930 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in September 1930. Sold in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Cordela (FY 713)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Skr. Alfred Hales, RNR | 16 Feb 1940 | 15 Jan 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Timothy Shepherd, DSC, RNR | 15 Jan 1941 | early 1941 | |
| 3 | T/Skr. John Enevoldsen, RNR | 21 Apr 1941 | 13 Dec 1943 | |
| 4 | Skr. William Buchan, RNR | 13 Dec 1943 | Aug 1944 | |
| 5 | Skr. Stanley Webb, RNR | Aug 1944 | Nov 1944 | |
| 6 | Ronald Carlile Gray, RNR | Nov 1944 | early 1946 | |
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Notable events involving Cordela include:
29 Aug 1940
HMS H 49 (Lt. M.A. Langley, RN) shifted from Lowestoft to Harwich. She was escorted by HMS Cordela (T/Skr. A. Hales, RNR). (1)
8 Dec 1942
HMS Taku (Lt. A.J.W. Pitt, RN) conducted engine trials and exercises off Beirut. The exercises included a practice attack on HMS Cordela (T/Skr. J. Enevoldsen, RNR) and A/S exercises with three motor launches. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/16326
- ADM 173/17593
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.