Allied Warships of WWII - MS Trawler HMS Hoverfly - uboat.net
Allied Warships
MS Trawler
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 557 |
| Built by | |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Built in 1917. Returned to her owner on 15 January 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Hoverfly (FY 557)
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 | G Harwood, RNR | 7 May 1940 | early 1945 |
Notable events involving Hoverfly include:
29 Sep 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Aberdeen for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the outer Hebrides together with special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (1)
2 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed Scapa Flow to resume her 1st war patrol with the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (1)
10 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed 'Port A' (Loch Ewe) for her 2nd war patrol with the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (1)
17 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed 'Port A' (Loch Ewe) for her 3rd war patrol with the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (1)
25 Oct 1939
HMS H 34 (Lt.Cdr. B.T. Simons, RN) departed 'Port A' (Loch Ewe) for Rosyth. She was escorted by the special service trawler HMS Euryalus (later to be renamed HMS Hoverfly) (Lt.Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN). (2)
Sources
- ADM 199/1828
- ADM 173/15718
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.