Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | Round Table |
Pennant | T 228 |
Built by | J. Lewis & Sons Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
Ordered | 21 Jan 1941 |
Laid down | 17 Jul 1941 |
Launched | 4 Dec 1941 |
Commissioned | 26 Mar 1942 |
End service | |
History | Became a danlayer in 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS Sir Lancelot (T 228)
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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. T J Paull, RNR | 7 Mar 1942 | 29 Dec 1942 |
2 | T/Lt. William Fraser Smith, RNR | 29 Dec 1942 | early 1943 |
3 | T/Lt. Colin Richards Forsyth, RNVR | early 1943 | 12 Aug 1943 |
4 | T/Lt. Richard Norville Watson Smith, RNVR | 12 Aug 1943 |
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Notable events involving Sir Lancelot include:
5 Feb 1945
HMS Hazard and HMS Sir Lancelot both pick up survivors from the American merchant Henry B. Plant that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-245 about 17 nautical miles east of Ramsgate in position 51°19'N, 01°42'E.