Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Whaler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | FY 1700 |
Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 8 Jul 1929 |
Commissioned | Mar 1940 |
End service | |
History | Whaler of South Georgia Co. Ltd. (Chr.Salvesen & Co., Middlesborough, U.K.), taken over by the Admiralty in March 1940. Returned to owner in April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Sirra (FY 1700)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Ch.Skr. Arthur Pitchers, RNR | 2 Oct 1940 | 13 Feb 1941 |
2 | T/Lt. Richard Lawrence Hippisley, RNVR | 13 Feb 1941 | 31 Jan 1944 |
3 | T/Skr. Harry Chamberlain, RNR | 31 Jan 1944 | 13 Apr 1944 |
4 | Skr. Martin Freeman Kent McWilliam, RNR | 13 Apr 1944 | mid 1945 |
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