| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | T 24 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 10 Jun 1933 |
| Commissioned | 18 Oct 1935 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1933. Sold on 30 April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Ruby (T 24)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Boatswain Daniel Patrick Doran, RN | 15 Jun 1939 | 8 Mar 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Redvers Michael Prior, RN | 8 Mar 1940 | 8 May 1940 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Richard Popkis Chapman, RNR | 8 May 1940 | early 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Nicholas Leadley Brown, RNVR | early 1941 | 10 Sep 1942 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Charles Frederick Unwin, RNVR | Sep 1942 | Aug 1945 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Michael Bishop, RNVR | Aug 1945 | Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Ruby include:
3 Jan 1941
HMS Unbeaten (Lt. E.A. Woodward, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Dartmouth with HMS Ruby (T/Lt. R.P. Chapman, RNR) and HMS Jasper (T/Lt. G.T.S. Clampitt, RNR). The exercises were soon abandoned due to bad weather. (1)
20 Feb 1941
HMS L 27 (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Dartmouth with HMS Ruby (T/Lt. N.L. Brown, RNVR) and HMS St. Cathan (T/Lt. F. Twomey, RNR). (2)
15 Apr 1941
HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN) departed Milford Haven to escort a 15 ship coastal convoy from the Bristol Channel to Falmouth. Also part of the escort were the armed yacht HMS Viva II (Cdr.(Retd.) M.A. Blomfield, OBE, RN) and the A/S trawlers HMS Pearl (T/Lt. G. Pemberton, RNR) and HMS Ruby (T/Lt. N.L. Brown, RNVR) (3)
16 Apr 1941
The coastal convoy HMS Kipling (Cdr. A. St. Clair-Ford, RN) is escorting together with the armed yacht HMS Viva II (Cdr.(Retd.) M.A. Blomfield, OBE, RN) and the A/S trawlers HMS Pearl (T/Lt. G. Pemberton, RNR) and HMS Ruby (T/Lt. N.L. Brown, RNVR) is attacked north of Lands End in position 50°27'N, 05°38'W by enemy aircraft between 0228 and 0345 hours. The of the merchant vessels were sunk; Amiens (British, 1548 GRT, built 1918), Anglesea Rose (British, 1151 GRT, built 1930) and Bolette (Norwegian, 1167 GRT, built 1920). (3)
10 Mar 1945
HMS Unshaken (Lt. J.S. Pearce, RNR) shifted from Plymouth to Portland. She was escorted by HMS Ruby (T/Lt. C.F. Unwin, RNVR). (4)
11 Mar 1945
HMS Unshaken (Lt. J.S. Pearce, RNR) shifted from Portland to Portsmouth still escorted by HMS Ruby (T/Lt. C.F. Unwin, RNVR). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/17106
- ADM 173/16805 + ADM 199/655
- ADM 199/655
- ADM 173/20151
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.