Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 302 |
Built by | Canadian Vickers (Montreal, Canada) |
Ordered | 9 Dec 1941 |
Laid down | 14 Sep 1942 |
Launched | 12 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 19 Jul 1943 |
End service | |
History | Was to be built in Canada for the United States Navy but transferred to the Royal Navy under the lend-lease program. Returned to the U.S.N. 4 March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Inver (K 302)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Francis Harden Gray, RNR | 19 Jul 1943 | 3 Feb 1945 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Renell Seward, RNVR | 3 Feb 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Inver include:
6 Dec 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with Escort Group B3 and later with HMS Inver (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Gray, RNR). (1)
7 Dec 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Inver (Lt.Cdr. F.H. Gray, RNR), HMS Woodcock (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) C. Gwinner, DSO, RN) and HMS Vanoc (Lt.Cdr. P.R. Ward, RN). (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17777
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.