Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | ASW Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | FY 116 |
Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 8 Nov 1934 |
Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
Lost | 2 Jun 1940 |
Loss position | 51° 19'N, 2° 06'E |
History | Completed in December 1934. HMT Blackburn Rovers (Skipper William Martin RNR) was mined off Dunkirk on 2 June 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Blackburn Rovers (FY 116)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. William Martin, RNR | 27 Sep 1939 | 2 Jun 1940 |
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