| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 184 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 22 Jan 1935 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 28 February 1935. Sold in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Kingston Chrysolite (FY 184)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. William George Austrin, RNR | 19 Oct 1939 | Jan 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Robert Lucas Green, RNVR | Jan 1940 | 28 Oct 1940 |
| 3 | Skr. George Thomas Lilley, DSC, RNR | 28 Oct 1940 | 1 Jul 1942 |
| 4 | Skr. John Wilkinson Short, RNR | 1 Jul 1942 | 1 Dec 1942 |
| 5 | A/Skr.Lt. John Main, RNR | 1 Dec 1942 | 6 Aug 1944 |
| 6 | Skr. Charles Pennington, RNR | 6 Aug 1944 |
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Notable events involving Kingston Chrysolite include:
28 Mar 1941
HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) carried out A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Fortune (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Sinclair, RN), HMS Kingston Chrysolite (Skr. G.T. Lilley, DSC, RNR) and HMS Haarlem (T/Lt. L.B. Merrick, RNR). (1)
7 Apr 1944
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Kingston Chrysolite (A/Skr.Lt. J. Main, RNR), HMS Loch Oskaig (T/Lt. E.A. Norris, RNVR), HMS Pink (Lt. W.K. Tadman, RNR) and HMS Kilbirnie (T/Lt. E.R.H. Seddon, RNVR). These were followed by night A/S exercises with aircraft. (2)
7 Mar 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Imperialist (T/Lt. L.G.H. Mole, RNVR), HMS Kingston Chrysolite (A/Skr.Lt. C. Pennington, RNR) and aircraft. (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6404 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands) + File 2.12.27.141 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19337
- ADM 173/20231
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.