Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | River gunboat |
Class | Dragonfly |
Pennant | T 11 |
Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
Ordered | 9 Aug 1937 |
Laid down | 29 Dec 1937 |
Launched | 8 Dec 1938 |
Commissioned | 5 Jun 1939 |
Lost | 14 Feb 1942 |
History | Heavily damaged by Japanse aircraft off Rusuk Buaja Island, abandoned and later sank. |
Commands listed for HMS Dragonfly (T 11)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | Cdr. Harold Thomas Armstrong, RN | mid 1939 | 27 Sep 1939 | |
2 | Cdr. John Henry Ruck-Keene, RN | 27 Sep 1939 | 14 Nov 1939 | |
3 | Lt. Alexander Henderson Diack, RN | 14 Nov 1939 | 9 Feb 1940 | |
4 | Lt.Cdr. Sydney Arthur Richards, RNR | 9 Feb 1940 | ||
5 | Cdr. (retired) Alfred William Sprott, RN | ??? | 14 Feb 1942 (+) |
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