Allied Warships

HMS Star of Deveron

MS Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
Class[No specific class] 
Pennant 
Built byHall, Russell & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched21 Sep 1915 
CommissionedMay 1940 
Lost30 Sep 1941 
History

Completed in October 1915.
Taken over by the Admiralty in May 1940.
Displacement: 220 tons.

HMS Star of Deveron (Skipper George Frederick Durrant, RNR) was sunk by German aircraft off North Shields on 30 September 1941.

 

Commands listed for HMS Star of Deveron

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CommanderFromTo
1Skr. Walter Johan Jonsen, DSC, RNR16 Jun 19406 Dec 1940
2T/Lt. Robert Andrew Anthony Robertson, RNVR6 Dec 194024 Feb 1941
3Lt.Cdr. Spencer Shelly Stammwitz, RN24 Feb 1941Jun 1946
4T/Skr. Cyril John Watson, RNRJun 1941mid/late41
5George Frederick Durrant, RNRmid/late4130 Sep 1941 (+)

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