Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | River gunboat |
Class | Peterel |
Pennant | T 21 |
Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
Ordered | 21 Dec 1925 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 18 Jul 1927 |
Commissioned | 29 Nov 1927 |
Lost | 8 Dec 1941 |
History | Sunk at Shanghai by the Japanese cuiser Izumo after rufusing to surrender. |
Commands listed for HMS Peterel (T 21)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | Lt.Cdr. Edwin Beadnell Carnduff, RN | 13 Sep 1938 | 5 Jan 1940 | |
2 | Capt. Percival Henry Gwynne James, RN | 5 Jan 1940 | Oct 1940 | |
3 | Cdr. (emergency) Herbert Victor Creer, RAN | Oct 1940 | 25 Jul 1941 | |
4 | T/Lt. Stephen Polkinghorn, RNR | late 1941 | 8 Dec 1941 |
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