| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 101 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 6 Feb 1939 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| Lost | 19 Sep 1942 |
| History | Completed in March 1939. HMT Alouette (T/Lt. Richard Adams, RNR) was sunk by U-552 about 10 nautical miles west of Cape Espichel, Portugal on 19 September 1942. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Alouette |
Commands listed for HMS Alouette (FY 101)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Percy Ronald Tanner, RN | 2 Oct 1939 | 11 Mar 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Richard Francis Roger Yarde-Buller, RNVR | 11 Mar 1940 | 17 Apr 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Richard Adams, RNR | 17 Apr 1942 | 19 Sep 1942 |
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Notable events involving Alouette include:
27 Mar 1941
HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) carried out A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Alouette (Lt. R.F.R. Yarde-Buller, RNVR), HMS Erin (A/Cdr. J.O. Davies, RNR), HMS Lord Hotham (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR) and HMS Leyland (Skr. H. Crighton, RNR). (1)
20 Aug 1942
HMS P 48 (Lt. M.E. Faber, RN) had flooding in her auxiliary machinery space and was unable to dive. She asked for assistance as she tried to reach Vigo. A few hours later flooding was stopped but she had to cut short her patrol. HMS Alouette (T/Lt. R. Adams, RNR) was sent to escort her in and was met on the morning of the 22nd.
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6404 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands) + File 2.12.27.141 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)