| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 125 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 12 Jul 1934 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1934. Returned to her owner in November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Grimsby Town (FY 125)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. William Cecil Riley, RNR | 22 Sep 1939 | mid 1940 |
| 2 | Skr. George Main, RNR | mid 1940 | mid 1941 |
| 3 | Skr. William Alexander Cormack, RNR | mid 1941 |
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Notable events involving Grimsby Town include:
14 Jul 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Plymouth. She was escorted by HMS ML 344 until 2200 hours when HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR) took over. (1)
15 Jul 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Plymouth where she conducted A/S exercises with HMS La Nantaise (Skr. S.J. Cory, RNR), HMS Kingston Chrysoberyl (A/Skr.Lt. M.A. Smith, RD, RNR), ORP Slazak (Lt.Cdr. R. Nalecz-Tyminski, ORP), HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR), HMS Olvina (Skr. J. Howson, RNR), HMS Cambridgeshire (T/Lt. H.F.B. Ashby, RNVR) and HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR). (1)
25 Feb 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR), HMS Kingston Chrysoberyl (Skr.Lt. M.A. Smith, RD, RNR) and HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR). (2)
7 Aug 1943
HMS Umbra (Lt. P.H. May, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Lord Stanhope (A/Skr.Lt. W.R.A. Hicks, DSC, RNR), HMS Olvina (A/Skr.Lt. J. Howson, RNR), HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, DSC, RNR) and Notre Dame de France (A/Skr.Lt. J. Coxall, RNR). (3)
29 Jan 1944
HMS Unseen (Lt. M.L.C. Crawford, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Falmouth for Portland where she arrived later the same day. She was escorted by HMS Grimsby Town (T/A/Skr.Lt. W.A. Cormack, RNR). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/17251
- ADM 173/17921
- ADM 173/18331
- ADM 199/1824
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.