| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Military |
| Pennant | T 304 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 28 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 16 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 23 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1946.
Bombardier became the Norman which was owned by Hellyer Bros, Hull. Norman was lost off Greenland in 1952, there was only 1 survivor. |
Commands listed for HMS Bombardier (T 304)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Skr.Lt. Charles William Burman, RNR | 28 Apr 1943 | 1 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | A/Skr.Lt. Gunnar Lie Olesen, RNR | 1 Nov 1944 | 30 Mar 1945 |
| 3 | A/Skr.Lt. James Stanley Harper, RNR | 30 Mar 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bombardier include:
29 Sep 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Bombardier (A/Skr.Lt. C.W. Burman, RNR). (1)
2 Oct 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Bombardier (A/Skr.Lt. C.W. Burman, RNR), HMS Grenadier (A/Skr.Lt. A.G. Day, RNR) and HMS Skate (Lt. J.C. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN). (2)
3 Oct 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Bombardier (A/Skr.Lt. C.W. Burman, RNR), HMS Grenadier (A/Skr.Lt. A.G. Day, RNR), HMS Skate (Lt. J.C. Rushbrooke, DSC, RN), HMCS Kitchener (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W. Evans, RCNVR) and HMCS Arvida (T/Lt. D.G. King, RCNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17786
- ADM 173/17787
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.