| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 262 |
| Built by | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 30 Sep 1941 |
| Laid down | 12 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jul 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1946 and renamed Tamar. |
Commands listed for HMS Aire (K 262)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Neil Kenneth Boyd, DSC, RNR | 14 Jun 1943 | 15 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Leonard Arthur White, DSC, RNR | 15 Feb 1945 | 21 May 1945 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Hedley Ian Saxton White, RNR | 21 May 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Aire include:
12 Mar 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Loch More (Lt.Cdr. R.A.D. Cambridge, DSC, RD, RNR), HMS Weston (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Chipman, RCNVR) and HMS Aire (A/Lt.Cdr. L.A., DSC, RNR). (1)
15 Mar 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Loch Achray (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.H. Stammers, RNVR), HMS Loch Glendhu (Lt.Cdr. E.G.P.B. Knapton, RN) and HMS Aire (A/Lt.Cdr. L.A., DSC, RNR). (1)
16 Mar 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Loch Achray (T/A/Lt.Cdr. L.H. Stammers, RNVR), HMS Loch Glendhu (Lt.Cdr. E.G.P.B. Knapton, RN) and HMS Aire (A/Lt.Cdr. L.A., DSC, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20143
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.