Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Sloop |
Class | Modified Black Swan |
Pennant | U 39 |
Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
Ordered | 11 Feb 1942 |
Laid down | 31 Aug 1942 |
Launched | 30 Sep 1943 |
Commissioned | 11 Apr 1944 |
End service | |
History | Scrapped 10 December 1958. |
Commands listed for HMS Hind (U 39)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Cdr. (retired) Ronald William Keymer, RN | 18 Dec 1943 | Jun 1945 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Denis White, RD, RNR | Jun 1945 | Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Hind include:
4 May 1944
HMS Sealion (Lt. P.E. Newstead, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hind (Cdr. (Retd.) R.W. Keymer, RN) and HMS Woodcock (Cdr.(Retd.) J.F. Blackburn, DSO, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18663
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.