| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | T 90 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 31 Jul 1934 |
| Commissioned | Jan 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 30 August 1934. Sold in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Moonstone (T 90)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. William Joseph Henry Moorman, RN | 25 Aug 1939 | Jan 1941 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Percy George Britten, RNR | Jan 1941 | 18 Feb 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Herbert Samuel May, RNR | 18 Feb 1942 | 14 Feb 1944 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Robert Charles Ley Greaves, RNVR | 14 Feb 1944 | 30 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Moonstone include:
7 Sep 1939
HMS Salmon (Lt.Cdr. E.O. Bickford, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Coral and HMS Moonstone (Lt. W.J.H. Moorman, RN). Later on the day she made a practice attack on HMS Devonshire (Capt. J.M. Mansfield, DSC, RN, flying the flag of Vice-Admiral J.H.D. Cunningham, CB, MVO, RN) who was conducting 4" gunnery exercises off Alexandria. (1)
8 Sep 1939
HMS Salmon (Lt.Cdr. E.O. Bickford, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria with HMS Coral and HMS Moonstone (Lt. W.J.H. Moorman, RN). (2)
9 Sep 1939
HMS Snapper (Lt. W.D.A. King, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Coral and HMS Moonstone (Lt. W.J.H. Moorman, RN) and later with HMS Jade and HMS Beryl. (3)
11 Sep 1939
HMS Salmon (Lt.Cdr. E.O. Bickford, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Alexandria with HMS Coral and HMS Moonstone (Lt. W.J.H. Moorman, RN). (2)
23 Sep 1939
HMS Snapper (Lt. W.D.A. King, RN) conducted exercises off Alexandria. These exercises included an A/S exercise with HMS Moonstone (Lt. W.J.H. Moorman, RN), HMS Amber (Boatswain H.W. Clark, RN) and later with HMS Bulldog (Lt.Cdr. J.S.M. Richardson, RN). (3)
19 Jun 1940
The Italian submarine Galileo Galilei was captured by the British Anti-Submarine Trawler Moonstone (Boatswain W.J.H. Moorman, RN) south of Aden, in position 12°48'N, 45°12'E.
Sources
- ADM 53/ 108301 + ADM 173/16021
- ADM 173/16021
- ADM 173/16103
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.