Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Armed boarding vessel |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | 4.47 |
Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 11 Mar 1905 |
Commissioned | 1939 |
End service | |
History | Passenger vessel completed in April 1905. Requisitioned by the Admiralty in August 1939. Displacement: 1671 GRT. Dimensions: 94.9 x 12.2 feet. Armament: 2 4" guns (2x1), 1 12 pdr AA, 2 2pdr AA (2x1), 2 .303" MG AA (2x1). Speed: 22 knots. Became an auxiliary Anti Aircraft ship in 1941. Became an accommodation ship in 1943. Returned to her owner in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Monas Isle (4.47)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. John Charles Keith Dowding, RD, RNR | 5 Sep 1939 | 9 Jan 1941 |
2 | Cdr. Arthur Ian Robertson, RNR | 9 Jan 1941 | 9 Oct 1941 |
3 | Lt.Cdr. Jack Nowell Richards, RNR | 9 Oct 1941 | 5 May 1942 |
4 | Cdr. (retired) John Hamilton Blair, DSC, RD, RNR | 5 May 1942 | late 1943 |
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