| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 133 |
| Built by | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 19 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 15 Mar 1941 |
| Commissioned | 14 Jul 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 6 June 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Quadrille (T 133)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Harold Fletcher Hayes, RNVR | Jul 1941 | 12 Aug 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Noel Thomas Chetwood, RNVR | 12 Aug 1941 | 7 Dec 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. George Alastair Peat, RNVR | 7 Dec 1943 | 14 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. John Manning Walton, RNVR | 14 Sep 1944 | 5 Jul 1945 |
| 5 | T/Lt. George Harold Batty, RNVR | 5 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Quadrille include:
22 Feb 1942
With her refit and initial trials completed, HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Valkenburg, RNN), departs Dundee for Holy Loch for a period of training. During the passage she is escorted by the British ASW trawler HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. N.T. Chetwood, RNVR). (1)
2 May 1942
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.F. Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Lowestoft (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) F.B. Proudfoot, RN), HMS Pelican (Cdr. G.V. Gladstone, RN) and HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. N.T. Chetwood, RNVR). (2)
3 May 1942
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.F. Drijfhout Van Hooff, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. N.T. Chetwood, RNVR). (2)
21 Nov 1942
The Dutch submarine HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) and the Polish submarine ORP Sokol (Lt.Cdr. J. Kozio³kowski) departed Dundee for Holy Loch. She is escorted by the British ASW trawler HMS Preston North End (Lt. K.A. Vasey, MBE, RNR). On the 23th the British ASW trawler HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. N.T. Chetwood, RNVR) took over the escort. (3)
25 Nov 1942
HMS H 34 (Lt. G.M. Noll, RN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. She was escorted by HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. N.T. Chetwood, RNVR). (4)
26 Feb 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Gorleston (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.A.E. Leonard, RNZNVR), HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. G.A. Peat, RNVR) and HMS Kilbride (Lt. H.O. L’Estrange, DSC, RNR). (5)
27 Feb 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Cam (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RD, RNR), HMS Pennywort (T/Lt. A.W. James, RNR), HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. G.A. Peat, RNVR) and HMS Kilbride (Lt. H.O. L’Estrange, DSC, RNR). (5)
28 Feb 1944
Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) and Virtue (Lt. R.D. Cairns, DSC. RN) both departed from their builders yard at Barrow for Holy Loch. They were escorted by HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. G.A. Peat, RNVR). (6)
6 Apr 1944
HMS H 28 (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR) and HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. G.A. Peat, RNVR). (7)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6423 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6369 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6389 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17243
- ADM 173/19325
- ADM 173/19006
- ADM 173/18472
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.