| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 179 |
| Built by | S. B. Hall (Glampton, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 16 Feb 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in February 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS ML 179 (ML 179)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | F.T. Harvey, RNVR | 27 Mar 1943 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving ML 179 include:
22 Sep 1942
HMS P 51 (Lt. M.L.C. Crawford, DSC, RN) proceeded to Falmouth to seek medical attention for the first lieutenant which was suffering from severe haemorrhage that could not be stopped.
P 51 was escorted in by HMS ML 179. (1)
Sources
- ADM 199/1824
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.