Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bangor |
Pennant | J 124 |
Mod | Reciprocating engined |
Built by | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
Laid down | 8 Aug 1940 |
Launched | 12 May 1941 |
Commissioned | 23 Sep 1941 |
End service | |
History | Sold 1 January 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Fraserburgh (J 124)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | ||
1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) George Walter Alexander Thomas Irvine, RNR | 11 Aug 1941 | ||
2 | Cdr. (retired) Claude Plumer, RN | 10 Feb 1942 | 15 Jan 1944 | |
3 | Cdr. Herbert Guy Abbott Lewis, RN | 18 Jan 1944 | early 1945 | |
4 | Lt. William Charles Jelley, RN | early 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Fraserburgh include:
27 Sep 1943
HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMCS Haida (Cdr. H.G. De Wolf, RCN), HMS Vigilant (Lt.Cdr. L.W.L. Argles, RN), HMS Fraserburgh (Cdr.(Retd.) C. Plumer, RN) and HMS Bootle (Lt.Cdr. A. Ecclestone, RN). (1)
27 Sep 1943
HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMCS Haida (Cdr. H.G. De Wolf, RCN), HMS Vigilant (Lt.Cdr. L.W.L. Argles, RN), HMS Fraserburgh (Cdr.(Retd.) C. Plumer, RN) and HMS Bootle (Lt.Cdr. A. Ecclestone, RN). (1)
1 Oct 1943
HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMCS Haida (Cdr. H.G. De Wolf, RCN), HMS Janus (Lt.Cdr. W.B.R. Morrison, RN), HMS Fraserburgh (Cdr.(Retd.) C. Plumer, RN) and HNoMS Stord (Lt.Cdr. S.V. Storheill). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18453
- ADM 173/18454
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.