Allied Warships

HMS Ulva (T 248)

MS Trawler of the Isles class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassIsles 
PennantT 248 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes 
Ordered24 Oct 1941 
Laid down14 Apr 1942 
Launched30 Jul 1942 
Commissioned16 Dec 1942 
End service 
History

Sold in April 1946 to Tollak J. Skogland AS, Haugesund.
Sold to Skips-AS Motor / v. Einar Salvesen, Kragerø in 1947, renamed Salvo and rebuilt to freighter.
Sold to AS DS Erling Lindøe / v. P. Lindøe & Co. AS, Haugesund in 1948 while still being rebuilt.
Delivered directly to Lindøe from the yard as PLICO in January 1948, lenght was now 154.2 feet, displacement 264 net tons, Crossely Bros 8 cyl diesel fitted.
Sold to R. Boerma, Groningen, Holland in 1950 and renamed Suriname.
Sold to A. A. Reid, Monrovia in 1951 and renamed Anne T. William.
In 1957 an Anasaldo 5 cyl diesel was fitted.
Sold to Wallace A. Sanchez, Castries, St. Lucia. in 1966.
Deleted from Lloyds Register in 1977.

 

Commands listed for HMS Ulva (T 248)

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CommanderFromTo
1Skr. Edward Robert Harris, RNR8 Dec 194213 Apr 1945
2T/A/Skr.Lt. Alexander Ninian Mace, RNR13 Apr 1945late 1945

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Notable events involving Ulva include:


8 Apr 1943
HMS Taku (Lt. A.J.W. Pitt, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Pearl (T/Lt. G.K. Hill, RNVR) and HMS Ulva (Skr. E.R. Harris, RNR) and later with HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR) and HMS Lincolnshire (A/Skr.Lt. S.L. Larner, RNR). Also a practice attack was made on HMS Lincolnshire. (1)

25 Apr 1943
HMS Taku (Lt. A.J.W. Pitt, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth.

First with HMS Ulva (Skr. E.R. Harris, RNR) and HMS Cornelian (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S. Gorrell, RNR) and then with ORP Krakowiak (Kpt.mar. (Lt.Cdr.) J.A. Tchorznicki) and HMS Goathland (Lt.Cdr. E.N. Pumphrey, RN, DSO and 2 Bars, DSC, RN). (1)

Sources

  1. ADM 173/18173

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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