| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 146 |
| Built by | Deschimag (Bremerhaven, Germany) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in July 1936. Returned to her owner in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Northern Dawn (FY 146)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Edward Douglas Wyndham Lawford, RN | 11 Sep 1939 | Dec 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt. Gerald Peter Shiers Lowe, RNVR | 9 Jan 1940 | May 1941 | |
| 3 | Lt. Joseph Oswald Williams, RNR | May 1941 | Aug 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt. Stuart Faithful Fell, RANVR | Aug 1943 | 30 Jul 1944 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Robert Murray Jackson, RNVR | 30 Jul 1944 | ||
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Notable events involving Northern Dawn include:
27 Dec 1940
HMS H 43 (Lt. I.L.M. McGeogh, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Northern Dawn (Lt. G.P.S. Lowe, RNVR). (1)
20 Feb 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.R. Hezlet, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Northern Dawn (Lt. G.P.S. Lowe, RNVR). (2)
17 Mar 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Man o' War (T/Lt. W.W. Creber, RNR) and HMS Northern Dawn (Lt. G.P.S. Lowe, RNVR). (3)
24 May 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She is escorted by HMS Northern Dawn (Lt. G.P.S. Lowe, RNVR). (4)
14 Jun 1941
HMS H 28 (Lt. D.S.R. Martin, RN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. She was escorted by HMS Northern Dawn (Lt. J.O. Williams, RNR). (5)
Sources
- ADM 173/16314
- ADM 173/16780
- File 2.12.03.6375 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6376 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/16718
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.