Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | |
Built by | Bow McLachlan & Co. (Paisley, Scotland) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 10 May 1918 |
Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
End service | |
History | Completed on 29 May 1918. Became a boom defence vessel in April 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Milford Duke
Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. John Petter Dobson, RNR | 29 Aug 1939 | 8 Mar 1940 |
2 | J W McKay, RNR | 8 Mar 1940 | 21 Apr 1940 |
3 | T/Bm.Skr. Thomas Ritchie, RNR | 21 Apr 1940 | 8 Aug 1941 |
4 | A Gardner, RNR | 8 Aug 1941 | Feb 1942 |
5 | T/Bm.Skr. Alexander Lothian, RNR | Feb 1942 | 12 Mar 1943 |
6 | T/Bm.Skr. George Edward Crawford, RNR | 12 Mar 1943 | Nov 1943 |
7 | A R Nicholls, RN | Nov 1943 | 1 Jan 1945 |
8 | T/Wt.Mech. J F Horrigan, RN | 1 Jan 1945 | May 1945 |
9 | T/Boom Skr. Albert Ainscough, RNR | May 1945 | mid 1945 |
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