| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 122 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Aitchison Blair |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 26 Feb 1940 |
| Launched | 31 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 12 Nov 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Rumba (T 122)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Norman Edward Hendy, RNVR | 28 Aug 1940 | late 1941 |
| 2 | T/S.Lt. Stanley Grant Fowler, RNR | late 1941 | 26 Jan 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Eugene Charles Firman Dennis Jacquier, RNVR | 26 Jan 1942 |
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Notable events involving Rumba include:
19 Nov 1940
HMS H 34 (Lt. L.W. Napier, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Heather (Cdr.(Retd.) J.G.C. Gibson, RN) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. N.E. Hendy, RNVR). (1)
21 Nov 1940
HMS H 34 (Lt. L.W. Napier, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Heather (Cdr.(Retd.) J.G.C. Gibson, RN) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. N.E. Hendy, RNVR). (1)
24 Nov 1940
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H. Tichelman, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Tulip (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.K. Pollock, RN) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. N.E. Hendy, RNVR). (2)
12 Jan 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Campbeltown together with HMS Foxtrot (T/Lt. S.R. Smith, RNR) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. N.E. Hendy, RNVR). (3)
22 Nov 1941
HMS Severn (Lt.Cdr. A.N.G. Campbell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown together with HMS Rumba (T/Lt. N.E. Hendy, RNVR) and HMS St. Wistan (Lt. H.P. Carse, DSC, RN). (4)
22 Nov 1942
HMS P 614 (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown together with HMS Burdock (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Lynes, RD, RNR), FFS Commandant Drogou, FFS Commandant Detroyat, HMS Morris Dance (T/Lt. S.A. MacKechnie, RNVR) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. E.C.F.D. Jacquier, RNVR). (5)
13 Mar 1943
HMS P 615 (Lt. C.W.St.C. Lambert, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Sarabande (A/Skr.Lt. A.S.H. Robb, RD, RNR) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. E.C.F.D. Jacquier, RNVR). (6)
28 Jul 1943
Le Centaure conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Rumba (T/Lt. E.C.F.D. Jacquier, RNVR) and HMS Turcoman (T/Lt. R.F. Pembry, RNR). (6)
29 Jul 1943
Le Centaure conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Rumba (T/Lt. E.C.F.D. Jacquier, RNVR). (6)
8 Sep 1943
HMS Wolverine (Cdr. J.M. Money, RN), HMS Wellington (Cdr. G.A. Thring, DSO, RN), HMS Aberdeen (Lt.Cdr. H. Day, RN), HMS Lowestoft (A/Cdr.(Retd.) L.H. Phillips, RN), HMS Gorleston (Cdr.(Retd.) R.W. Keymer, RN), HMS Fandango (T/Lt. A.G. Fisher, RNR) and HMS Rumba (T/Lt. E.C.F.D. Jacquier, RNVR) conducted night encounter exercises off Freetown with HMS ML 281 (T/Lt. P.S. Castle, RNVR) and HMS ML 289 (T/Lt. G.A.W. Lacey, RNVR). (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/16308
- File 2.12.03.6386 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6366 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/16988
- ADM 173/17528
- ADM 199/635
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.