| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 694 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 11 May 1929 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1929. Returned to her owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Lord Ashfield (FY 694)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ch.Skr. Charles William Penrose, RD, RNR | 13 Nov 1939 | 26 Sep 1940 |
| 2 | C H Grimmer, RNR | 26 Sep 1940 | Jan 1941 |
| 3 | Skr. James Ralph, RNR | Jan 1941 | Aug 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Samuel Herriot Martin, RNVR | Aug 1941 | 9 Apr 1942 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Charles James Yeaman Lawson, RNVR | 9 Apr 1942 | 7 Oct 1942 |
| 6 | T/Lt. John Burton Morpeth, RNR | 7 Oct 1942 | 5 Oct 1944 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Alexander Morrice, RNVR | 5 Oct 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Lord Ashfield include:
23 Dec 1943
HNoMS Ula (Lt. R.M. Sars) and HMS Seadog (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. They made the passage together with HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) which was to proceed to Scapa Flow and from there to Plymouth. They were escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (1)
29 Dec 1943
HrMs O 15 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) and HMS Venturer (Lt. J.S. Launders, DSC, RN) departed Lerwick for Dundee. They were escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (2)
10 Jan 1944
HMS Venturer (Lt. J.S. Launders, DSC, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She is escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (3)
20 Jan 1944
HrMs O 15 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She made the passage with HNoMS Ula (Lt. R.M. Sars).
The submarines were escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR).
At 0315/21 Ula proceeded to Scapa Flow. O 15 and Lord Ashfield continued on to Lerwick. (2)
25 Jan 1944
HMS Seadog (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) and HrMs O 15 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) departed Lerwick for Dundee. They were escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (4)
28 Jan 1944
HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She was escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (5)
31 Jan 1944
HMS Nigeria (Capt. S.H. Paton, RN) and HMS Terpsichore (Cdr. A.C. Behague, DSC, OBE, RN) conducted A/S exercises at Scapa Flow with HNoMS Ula (Lt. R.M. Sars). (6)
9 Feb 1944
HMS Unshaken (Lt. J. Whitton, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She was escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (7)
16 Feb 1944
HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN) departed Lerwick for Dundee. She made the passage together with HMS Unshaken (Lt. J. Whitton, RN). They were escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (5)
16 Feb 1944
HMS Unshaken (Lt. J. Whitton, RN) ended her 21th war patrol at Lerwick.
She departed for Dundee later the same day. She made the passage together with HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN). They were escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (7)
20 Feb 1944
HMS Sea Nymph (Lt. J.P.H. Oakley, DSC, RN) and HMS Tudor (Lt. S.A. Porter, DSC, RN) departed the Clyde for Lerwick and Scapa Flow respectively. They made the passage north through the Minches together with HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) which they joined off Sandra Island. They were escorted by HMS Wallflower (Lt. G.R. Greaves, RNR).
Around 1145A/21, HMS Sea Nymph parted company to proceed to Lerwick escorted by HMS Wallflower. HMS Tudor entered Scapa Flow. HrMs O 21 was joined at 1330A/21 by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR) which was to escort her to Dundee. (8)
25 Feb 1944
HMS Venturer (Lt. J.S. Launders, DSC, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She is escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (9)
29 Feb 1944
HNoMS Ula (Lt. R.M. Sars) departed Lerwick for Dundee. She was escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (1)
12 Mar 1944
HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She was escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (5)
13 Mar 1944
HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN) and her escort HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR) put into Scapa Flow due to the very bad weather. (5)
14 Mar 1944
HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, RN) and her escort HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR) shifted from Scapa Flow to Lerwick. (5)
15 Mar 1944
HNoMS Ula (Lt. S. Valvatne) departed Dundee for Lerwick. She was escorted by HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR). (1)
21 Mar 1944
At 0930 hours, HMS Lord Ashfield (T/Lt. J.B. Morpeth, RNR), took over the escort of HMS Unison (T/Lt. P.C.S. Pritchard, RNR) for onward passage to Blyth. (10)
Sources
- ADM 199/1851
- File 2.12.03.6399 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19366
- ADM 199/1385
- ADM 199/1838
- ADM 53/120160
- ADM 199/1823
- ADM 173/18666
- ADM 173/19367
- ADM 173/19214
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.