Allied Warships
HMS Redmill (K 554)
Frigate of the Captain class
HMS Redmill (K 554) after being torpedoed, assisted by HMS Rupert (K 561). Photo courtesy of K.R. MacPherson
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 554 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 14 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 2 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 89 but not named. On 27 April 1945 HMS Redmill (Lt. John Richard Alured Denne, RN) was torpedoed by the German submarine U-1105 west of Ireland in position 54º23'N, 10º36'W. She was hit by a Gnat torpedo and had 60 feet of her stern missing. She was towed to Lisahally and declared a total loss. Returned to the US Navy on 20 January 1947 and scrapped. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Redmill |
| Former name | DE 89 |
Commands listed for HMS Redmill (K 554)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Richard Alured Denne, RN | 3 Dec 1943 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Redmill include:
5 Mar 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Odzani (A/Lt.Cdr. J.N. Burgess, RANVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and aircraft. (1)
27 Mar 1945
German U-boat U-722 was sunk in the North Atlantic near the Hebrides, in position 57°09'N, 06°55'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, DSC, RN).
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Sources
- ADM 173/20231
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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