Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | FY 1913 |
Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 19 Jul 1913 |
Commissioned | 1941 |
End service | |
History | Completed on 7 October 1913. Returned to her owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Scarron (FY 1913)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | ||
1 | T/Skr. Albert Victor Meech, RNR | 9 Oct 1940 | early 1941 | |
2 | T/Lt. Robert Andrew Anthony Robertson, RNVR | 2 Apr 1941 | 29 May 1942 | |
3 | T/S.Lt. Leonard Charles Chapman, RNVR | 29 May 1942 | mid/late43 | |
4 | T/Lt. Charles Herbert Drew, RNVR | 13 Dec 1943 | 12 Apr 1945 | |
5 | T/S.Lt. Mervyn Cyril Royston, RNVR | 12 Apr 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Scarron include:
21 Jan 1942
HMS Tuna (Lt. M.B. St. John, RN) ended her 12th war patrol at Falmouth. Tuna was escorted in by HMS Scarron (T/Lt. R.A.A. Robertson, RNVR).
Tuna departed Falmouth for Holy Loch later that same day. She made the passage together with the Free French submarine FFS Rubis. They were escorted by HMS White Bear (Cdr.(Retd.) C.C. Flemming, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1844
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.