Allied Warships

HMS Commander Nasmith (FY 556)

MS Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
Class[No specific class] 
PennantFY 556 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched17 Feb 1915 
CommissionedMay 1942 
End service 
History

Completed in August 1915.
Taken over by the Admiralty in May 1942.
Displacement: 227 tons.
Armament: 1 6 pdr gun.

Became a Fuel Carrier in 1944.
Renamed Elmo in 1951.
Scrapped at Granton in March 1953.

 

Commands listed for HMS Commander Nasmith (FY 556)

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CommanderFromTo
1O J Mann, RNR29 Jun 19405 Nov 1940
2T/Skr. John Charles Ernest Owens, RNR5 Nov 1940Aug 1941
3S Evison, RNRAug 19416 Feb 1942
4A L English, RNR6 Feb 19426 Jun 1942
5Skr. Benjamin Buchan, RNR6 Jun 1942late 1942
6T/Skr. William Ross, RNR1 Oct 1942late 1942
7T/Skr. Charles William Neesham, RNR15 Nov 1942mid 1945

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