| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 249 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 22 Sep 1934 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in November 1934. Renamed Sphene in February 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Avanturine (FY 249)
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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) Francis Beversham Hanson, RN | 6 Nov 1939 | 5 Dec 1939 | |
| 2 | T/Skr. Edward Gillard, RNR | 5 Dec 1939 | 15 Apr 1940 | |
| 3 | Skr. Charles Pennington, RNR | 15 Apr 1940 | 9 Aug 1940 | |
| 4 | Ch.Skr. William Jeffery James Tucker, RNR | 9 Aug 1940 | mid 1941 | |
| 5 | Skr. Herbert Holden, DSC, RNR | 20 Mar 1942 | 5 Jul 1942 | |
| 6 | Skr. Richard Blundell Rhimes, RNR | 5 Jul 1942 | 22 May 1944 | |
| 7 | Lt. Wallace Melville Baird, RNR | 22 May 1944 | ||
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Notable events involving Avanturine include:
6 Jan 1940
HMS H 50 (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Portland with HMS St. Modwen (Cdr.(Retd.) V. Searles-Wood, RN) and HMS Avanturine (T/Skr. E. Gillard, RNR). (1)
15 Oct 1940
HMS Sphene (Ch.Skr. W.J.J. Tucker, RNR) picks up 39 survivors from the British merchant Bonheur that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-138 38 miles northwest of Butt of Lewis in position 57°10'N, 08°36'W.
Sources
- ADM 173/16327
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.