Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | Tree |
Pennant | T 129 |
Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Aitchison Blair |
Ordered | 5 Jun 1939 |
Laid down | 11 Aug 1939 |
Launched | 27 Jan 1940 |
Commissioned | 30 Apr 1940 |
End service | |
History | Sold in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Fir (T 129)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. James William Henry Whitelaw, RNR | 18 Apr 1940 | 20 Aug 1940 |
2 | A Wood, RNR | 20 Aug 1940 | 1 Oct 1940 |
3 | Skr. James William Henry Whitelaw, RNR | 1 Oct 1940 | Jan 1942 |
4 | T/Skr. William Henry Buley, RNR | Jan 1942 | 14 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Fir include:
22 Mar 1945
HMS Fir (Skr.Lt. W.H. Buley, RNR) picks up 49 survivors from the British merchant Empire Kingley that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-315 northwest of Lands End in position 50°08'N, 05°51'W.