| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 139 |
| Built by | Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 19 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 29 Jan 1941 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jun 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 3 April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Polka (T 139)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/Lt. Kenneth Cranston Donaldson, RNVR | 21 May 1941 | early 1942 | |
| 2 | T/Lt. Richard Wallace Hart, RCNVR | early 1942 | early 1942 | |
| 3 | Gordon McIntosh Oliver, RNVR | 11 Jun 1942 | 21 Oct 1942 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Innes Athole Thorpe, RNVR | 21 Oct 1942 | 24 May 1944 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Edwin John Scotcher, RNVR | 24 May 1944 | ||
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Notable events involving Polka include:
4 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Balta (T/Lt. J.A.H. Punting, RNR), HMS Cotillion (A/Skr.Lt. J. Flett, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR) and HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR). (1)
6 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with FFS Alysse, HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR) and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)
7 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR), FFS Alysse and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)
9 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR), HMS Le Tiger (T/Lt. C.A. Hoodless, RNR), HMS Brora (T/Lt. L.A. Enevoldson, RNVR) and HMS Flotta (T/Lt. G.L McArthur, RANVR). (1)
2 Jun 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises in the Firth of Forth with HMS Brimness (Skr. A.E. Larner, RNR), HMS Kingston Onyx, HMS Polka (T/Lt. I.A. Thorpe, MBE, RNVR) and HMS Berkshire (Skr. G. Bruce, RNR). (2)
3 Jun 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises in the Firth of Forth with Verdun (Lt.Cdr. D. Parsons, RD, RNR), HMS Lady Beryl, HMS Polka (T/Lt. I.A. Thorpe, MBE, RNVR) and HMS Berkshire (Skr. G. Bruce, RNR). (2)
18 Apr 1944
HMS Ursula (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Methill with HMS Castleton (Lt. S.E. Jagger, RN), HMS Polka (T/Lt. I.A. Thorpe, MBE, RNVR), HMS Leicester City (T/Lt. C.E. Irving, RNVR), HMS Valse (T/Lt. E.J. Newell, RNVR) and HMS Spurs (A/Skr.Lt. E.J. Day, RNR). (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6376 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6390 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19315
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.