Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | ASW Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | |
Built by | Schulte & Bruns (Emden, Germany) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | |
Commissioned | 1940 |
Lost | 28 Sep 1940 |
History | Completed in July 1938. HMS Recoil (Lt. Ian Martin Wilson, RNVR) was mined in the English Channel off Portland Bill. |
Former name | Blankenburg |
Commands listed for HMS Recoil
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Ian Martin Wilson, RNVR | Ca. mid 40 | 28 Sep 1940 |
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Notable events involving Recoil include:
23 Aug 1940
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Southern Pride (Lt. N.B.J. Stapleton, RNR) and HMS Recoil (Lt. I.M. Wilson, RNVR). (1)
25 Aug 1940
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Haarlem (T/Lt. L.B. Merrick, RNR) and HMS Recoil (Lt. I.M. Wilson, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6365 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)