Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Hunt |
Pennant | J 58 |
Built by | Murdock & Murray (Glasgow, Scotland) : Yarrow |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 9 Oct 1918 |
Commissioned | 17 Mar 1919 |
End service | |
History | Sold 23 October 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Saltburn (J 58)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. Cyril Ivan Horton, RN | 28 Jul 1939 | 19 Sep 1939 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Alfred Noel Waring, RN | 10 Sep 1939 | 23 Oct 1939 |
3 | Lt.Cdr. George Edward Cameron Wood, RN | 23 Oct 1939 | Nov 39 ? |
4 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Ythel Bethell, RN | Nov 39 ? | 25 Aug 1941 |
5 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Victor Alexander Christian Henry George de Mauny, RN | 25 Aug 1941 | 1 Jan 1942 |
6 | A/Lt.Cdr. Ronald Maudslay Naylor, RNR | 1 Jan 1942 | 5 Feb 1942 |
7 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) Victor Alexander Christian Henry George de Mauny, RN | 5 Feb 1942 | 30 Mar 1943 |
8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frederick Daniel Parker, RNR | 30 Mar 1943 | 4 Apr 1945 |
9 | T/Lt. Thomas Edward Syvertsen, RNR | 4 Apr 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Saltburn include:
7 Nov 1939
HMS Narwhal (Lt.Cdr. E.R.J. Oddie, RN) departed Sheerness for Portsmouth. At sea he joined HMS L 27 (Lt. P.J. Cowell, RN) and their escort HMS Saltburn (Lt.Cdr. G.E.C. Wood, RN). (1)
4 Nov 1942
HMS H 44 (Lt. D.R.O. Mott, DSC, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area with HMS Saltburn (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) V.A.C.H.G. de Mauny, RN). (2)
11 Jan 1943
HMS L 26 (Lt. H.D. Verschoyle, DSC, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area with HMS Saltburn (Lt.Cdr.(Emgy.) V.A.C.H.G. de Mauny, RN). (3)
27 May 1943
HMS Graph (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area with HMS Saltburn (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.D. Parker, RNR). (4)
30 May 1943
HMS Graph (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area with HMS Saltburn (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.D. Parker, RNR). (4)
31 May 1943
HMS Graph (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted special trials in the Clyde area with HMS Saltburn (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.D. Parker, RNR). (4)
Sources
- ADM 199/373
- ADM 173/17267
- ADM 173/17845
- ADM 173/17752
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.