| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Bittern |
| Pennant | L 07 |
| Built by | J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 26 May 1936 |
| Laid down | 27 Aug 1936 |
| Launched | 14 Jul 1937 |
| Commissioned | 15 Mar 1938 |
| Lost | 30 Apr 1940 |
| Loss position | 64° 28'N, 11° 30'E |
| History | HMS Bittern (Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Mills, RN) was sunk by German bombers off Namsos, Norway in position 64º28'N, 11º30'E. |
Commands listed for HMS Bittern (L 07)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. George Frederick Stevens-Guille, OBE, RN | 3 Jan 1939 | 28 Nov 1939 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Henry Mills, RN | 28 Nov 1939 | 30 Apr 1940 |
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Notable events involving Bittern include:
9 Sep 1939
HMS Oberon (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Cumberbatch, RN) departed Portsmouth for Dundee. She was escorted until around 1900 hours by HMS Skate (Lt.Cdr. A.O. Johnson, RN).
During the night of 9/10 September 1939 HMS Oberon was in company with HMS Bittern (Cdr. G.F. Stevens-Guille, OBE, RN) and HMS Enchantress (Cdr. A.K. Scott-Moncrieff, RN).
Around 0930/10, HMS Oberon, took station astern of a convoy until 1600 hours when she joined HMS Matabele (Cdr. G.K. Whitmy-Smith, RN) which remained with Oberon until she was off Dundee on the 13th. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/15802
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.