Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | Isles |
Pennant | T 360 |
Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) : Amos & Smith |
Ordered | 21 Oct 1942 |
Laid down | 23 Apr 1943 |
Launched | 17 Aug 1943 |
Commissioned | 10 Dec 1943 |
End service | |
History | Sold to the Italian Navy on 16 March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Grain (T 360)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. Edward John Lockwood Davies, RNR | 30 Nov 1943 | Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Grain include:
6 Feb 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Lennox (Lt.Cdr. T.T. Euman, RN), HMS Wistaria (A/Skr.Lt. J.H. Consadine, DSC, RNR) and HMS Grain (A/Skr.Lt. E.J.L. Davies, RNR). (1)
7 Feb 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Lennox (Lt.Cdr. T.T. Euman, RN), HMS Wistaria (A/Skr.Lt. J.H. Consadine, DSC, RNR) and HMS Grain (A/Skr.Lt. E.J.L. Davies, RNR). (2)
9 Feb 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Skokholm (T/Lt. T. Costley, RNVR) and HMS Grain (A/Skr.Lt. E.J.L. Davies, RNR). (2)
10 Feb 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Grain (A/Skr.Lt. E.J.L. Davies, RNR). These were followed by gunnery exercises with a target that was towed by HMS Ocean Vim. (2)
Sources
- ADM 199/19189
- ADM 173/19189
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.