Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor Launch |
Class | Fairmile B |
Pennant | ML 225 |
Built by | Aldous Successors Ltd. (Brightlingsea, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 8 Jan 1940 |
Laid down | |
Launched | |
Commissioned | 25 Apr 1941 |
End service | |
History | For disposal in October 1945 |
Commands listed for HMS ML 225 (ML 225)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | D. Kaye, RNVR | 17 Jul 1942 | early 1945 |
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Notable events involving ML 225 include:
5 Aug 1943
HMS Untiring (Lt. R. Boyd, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Orchis (T/Lt. E.D.A. Dyer, RCNVR) and FFS Renoncule.
Upon completion of these HMS Untiring departed the Larne area for the Clyde area escorted by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR). (1)
13 Feb 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) departed Larne for Holy Loch. She was escorted until off the Clyde by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR). (2)
16 Feb 1944
HMS Vivid
(Lt. J.C. Varley, RN) and HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) both proceeded to Larne escorted by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR). (3)
29 Feb 1944
HMS Vivid
(Lt. J.C. Varley, RN) departed Larne for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR).
[No logs are available for March, April and May 1944 so no details can be given for these months other then currently listed.] (3)
18 Apr 1944
HMS Thorough (Lt.Cdr. J.G. Hopkins, RN) shifted from Larne to Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR). (4)
3 May 1944
HMS Visigoth (Lt. J.R.H. Haddow, DSC, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Larne. She was escorted by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR). (5)
29 May 1944
HMS Voracious (Lt. F.D.G. Challis, DSC, RN) departed Holy Loch for Larne. She was escorted by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR). (6)
28 Aug 1944
HMS Trump (Cdr. E.F. Balston, DSO, RN) shifted from Campbeltown to Larne. She was escorted by HMS ML 225 (T/Lt. D. Kaye, RNVR). (7)
Sources
- ADM 173/18437
- ADM 173/18851
- ADM 173/19425
- ADM 173/19008
- ADM 173/19415
- ADM 173/19434
- ADM 173/19116
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.