| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 356 |
| Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 30 Jul 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 18 June 1960. |
Commands listed for HMS Steepholm (T 356)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Stephen Crighton Dickenson, RNVR | Nov 1943 | 12 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Herbert William Ridley Bryan, RNVR | 12 Dec 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Steepholm include:
1 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Recruit (T/Cdr. G.E.W.W. Bayly, RNVR), HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR), HMS Fort York (T/Lt. E.W. De la Mare, RNR) and HMS Steepholm (T/Lt. S.C. Dickenson, RNVR). (1)
2 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Steepholm (T/Lt. S.C. Dickenson, RNVR), HMS Recruit (T/Cdr. G.E.W.W. Bayly, RNVR) and HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR). (1)
26 Apr 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Steepholm (T/Lt. S.C. Dickenson, RNVR), HMS Ambrose Pare (Ch.Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR) and HMS Wensleydale (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Goodfellow, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18697
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.