Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | ASW Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | FY 259 |
Built by | Schichau Seebeck-Werft AG (Bremerhaven, Germany) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | |
Commissioned | Jan 1940 |
End service | |
History | Built in 1935. Returned to her owner in October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Neil Mackay (FY 259)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. Robert Trueman, RNR | 16 Jan 1940 | 26 Apr 1940 |
2 | Skr. Walter Charles King, RNR | 26 Apr 1940 | 5 Oct 1940 |
3 | Skr. Alfred Harold Buck, RNR | 5 Oct 1940 | 23 Jan 1941 |
4 | Skr. Robert Trueman, RNR | 23 Jan 1941 | 5 Mar 1942 |
5 | Skr.Lt. James Anderson, RNR | 5 Mar 1942 | Sep 1942 |
6 | Skr. Charles Raymond Blowers, RNR | Sep 1942 | 7 Jun 1944 |
7 | Skr. Thomas Normandale, RNR | 7 Jun 1944 |
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Notable events involving Neil Mackay include:
14 Jun 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Stornoway with HMS Kingston Peridot (A/Skr.Lt. J.T. Denoon, RNR) and HMS Neil Mackay (Skr. T. Normandale, RNR). (1)
15 Jun 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Stornoway with HMS Kingston Peridot (A/Skr.Lt. J.T. Denoon, RNR) and HMS Neil Mackay (Skr. T. Normandale, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19224
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.