Allied Warships

HMS Larwood (FY 172)

ASW Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeASW Trawler
Class[No specific class] 
PennantFY 172 
Built byCochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched27 Nov 1935 
CommissionedNov 1939 
Lost25 Apr 1940 
History

Completed in January 1936.
Taken over by the Admiralty on 25 August 1939.
Displacement: 452 tons.
Armament: 1 4" gun.

HMT Larwood (Skipper P. Quinlan, RNR) was sunk by German aircraft off Norway on 25 April 1940.

 

Commands listed for HMS Larwood (FY 172)

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CommanderFromTo
1Alexander Pirie, RNR30 Nov 193926 Jan 1940
2Skr. Patrick Joseph Quinlan, RNR26 Jan 194025 Apr 1940

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