Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | FY 661 |
Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 12 Nov 1928 |
Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
Lost | 18 Jan 1942 |
History | Completed in December 1928. HMT Honjo (Ch.Skr. James Bowie, RNR) was badly damaged in Gibraltar Harbour by a Spanish saboteur on 18 January 1942 along with HMS Erin. Honjo was not repaired. |
Commands listed for HMS Honjo (FY 661)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Ch.Skr. Joseph Bowie, RNR | Oct 1939 | 6 May 1940 |
2 | Skr. Walter George Brown, RNR | 6 May 1940 | 18 Jan 1942 |
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