| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Framnæs mekaniske Værksted (Sandefjord, Norway) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | May 1941 |
| Lost | 8 Apr 1942 |
| History | Completed in October 1936. HMS Thorgrim (Lt. Joseph Benjamin Sparkes, RNR) was sunk by Italian aircraft off Alexandria on 8 April 1942. |
Commands listed for HMS Thorgrim
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Joseph Benjamin Sparkes, RNR | 20 Mar 1941 | 8 Apr 1942 |
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Notable events involving Thorgrim include:
9 Feb 1942
HMS Otus (Lt. R.M. Favell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria together with HMS Kingston Cyanite (Skr. F.A. Yeomans, RNR) and HMS Thorgrim (Lt. J.B. Sparkes, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17328
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.