Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | FY 681 |
Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 14 Sep 1931 |
Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
Lost | 17 Sep 1942 |
Loss position | 50° 50'N, 0° 54'E |
History | Completed on 15 October 1931. HMS Waterfly (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Richie William Hawes, RNVR) was sunk by German aircraft off Dungeness in position 50º50'N, 00º54'E. |
Commands listed for HMS Waterfly (FY 681)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. James Ralph, RNR | 19 Oct 1939 | 4 Nov 1939 |
2 | Ch.Skr. Albert Winterburn Bowles, RNR | 4 Nov 1939 | 4 Apr 1941 |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Ritchie William Hawes, RNVR | 4 Apr 1941 | 17 Sep 1942 (+) |
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