| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Military |
| Pennant | T 336 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 7 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 10 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 11 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 19 Mar 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in April 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Sapper (T 336)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Richard Charles Lees, RNR | 8 Mar 1943 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Sapper include:
9 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with FFS Commandant Detroyant and HMS Promise (T/Lt. S.A. Sargent, RNVR), HMS Castleton (Cdr.(Retd.) C.W.V.T.S. Lepper, RN) and HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR). (1)
13 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with HMS Castleton (Cdr.(Retd.) C.W.V.T.S. Lepper, RN), HMS Chanticleer (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Bristowe, DSO, RN), HMS Coverley (T/Lt. L.R. Lord, RNVR) and HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR). (1)
14 Apr 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. J.S. Launders, RN) conducted A/S exercises off the Isle of Mull together with HMS Coverley (T/Lt. L.R. Lord, RNVR), HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR), HMS Burwell (Lt. A.H. Parish, RN) and HMS Whitethorn (T/Lt. G.W. Slough, RANVR). (1)
6 Apr 1944
HMS H 28 (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Sapper (T/Lt. R.C. Lees, RNR) and HMS Quadrille (T/Lt. G.A. Peat, RNVR). (2)
6 Jun 1944
HM Trawler Sapper (Lieutenant R.C. Lees RNR) provided escort for Assault Convoy G6, bound for Gold Beach, Normandy. (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/17923
- ADM 173/18472
- Personal communication
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.