| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 359 |
| Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 29 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 6 May 1943 |
| Launched | 31 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 Jan 1944 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for HMS Caldy (T 359)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Davis Cowley, RNVR | 6 Dec 1943 |
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Notable events involving Caldy include:
1 Mar 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Caldy (T/Lt. G.D. Cowley, RNVR) and HMS Flint Castle (T/Lt. N. Harrison, RNVR). (1)
2 Mar 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Caldy (T/Lt. G.D. Cowley, RNVR). (1)
4 Mar 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Caldy (T/Lt. G.D. Cowley, RNVR). (1)
6 Mar 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Caldy (T/Lt. G.D. Cowley, RNVR), HMS Flint Castle (T/Lt. N. Harrison, RNVR) and HMS Crowlin (A/Skr.Lt. A. Smith, RNR). (1)
23 Nov 1944
HMS Satyr (Lt. T.S. Weston, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Sheerness for Portland. She was escorted by HMS Caldy (T/Lt. G.D. Cowley, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18633
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.