| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | P |
| Pennant | T 193 |
| Mod | Second group |
| Built by | Uniao Fabril (Lisbon, Portugal) |
| Ordered | 15 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 20 Sep 1941 |
| Commissioned | 17 Aug 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Originally named Port Natal but renamed Promise in 1943. |
| Former name | HMS Port Natal |
Commands listed for HMS Promise (T 193)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | S A Sargent, RNVR | 4 Jan 1943 | 7 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Promise include:
5 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with FFS Commandant Detroyant and HMS Promise (T/Lt. S.A. Sargent, RNVR). (1)
8 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with FFS Commandant Detroyant and HMS Promise (T/Lt. S.A. Sargent, RNVR), ML 559 (T/Lt. C.A. Head, RNVR) and ML 453 (T/Lt. L.V. Horne, RNVR). (1)
9 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with FFS Commandant Detroyant and HMS Promise (T/Lt. S.A. Sargent, RNVR), HMS Castleton (Cdr.(Retd.) C.W.V.T.S. Lepper, RN) and HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/17923
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.