| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 526 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 2 Nov 1929 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in January 1930. Returned to her owner in June 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Tewara (FY 526)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Ch.Skr. Arthur Mayhew, RNR | 27 Aug 1939 | 17 Jan 1940 | |
| 2 | Skr. John Smith, RNR | 17 Jan 1940 | 22 Jan 1941 | |
| 3 | Skr. William Ivor Phillips, RNR | 22 Jan 1941 | 26 Apr 1941 | |
| 4 | A/Skr.Lt. John Smith, DSC, RNR | 26 Apr 1941 | mid 1941 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Gilroy Dodds, RNR | 30 Sep 1941 | mid 1942 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Hubert Thornton, RNVR | mid 1942 | 6 Jul 1943 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. John George Armitage Curtis, RNVR | 6 Jul 1943 | 12 Jan 1945 | |
| 8 | T/S.Lt. Robert Newell Crawford Watts, RNVR | 12 Jan 1945 | late 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Tewara include:
8 Dec 1943
Around 1430FG/8, HMS Templar (Lt. D.J. Beckley, DSO, RN) ended her 5th war patrol (2nd in the Far East) at Trincomalee. She was escorted in by HMS Tewara (T/Lt. J.G.A. Curtis, RNVR) which had joined around 1030FG/8. (1)
12 Dec 1943
Around 0320FG/12, HMS Taurus (Lt.Cdr. M.R.G. Wingfield, DSO, DSC, RN) arrived at Trincomalee.
She was escorted in by HMS Tewara (T/Lt. J.G.A. Curtis, RNVR) which had joined around 0020FG/12. (2)
19 Jan 1944
Around 1800FG/19, HMS Taurus (Lt.Cdr. M.R.G. Wingfield, DSO, DSC, RN) departed Trincomalee for her 10th war patrol (3rd in the Far East). She was ordered to patrol off the west coast of Sumatra but first she was to carry out a special operation (Baldhead IV)
off the Andaman Íslands.
She is escorted out until 2330FG/19 by HMS Tewara (T/Lt. J.G.A. Curtis, RNVR). (3)
5 Mar 1944
Around 1830FG/5, HMS Taurus (Lt.Cdr. M.R.G. Wingfield, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) departed from Trincomalee for her 11th war patrol (4th in the Far East). She was ordered to patrol in the Andaman Sea. She is also to perform a special operation and a mine laying operation in the Malacca Straits.
She is escorted out by HMS Tewara (T/Lt. J.G.A. Curtis, RNVR) until 0130FG/6. (3)
Sources
- ADM 199/1863
- ADM 173/18211
- ADM 199/1862
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.