Allied Warships
HMS Gairsay (T 290)
MS Trawler of the Isles class
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), A-16384
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 290 |
| Built by | Ardrossan Dockyard (Ardrossan, Scotland) : Plenty |
| Ordered | 16 Jun 1941 |
| Laid down | 10 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 28 May 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1943 |
| Lost | 4 Aug 1944 |
| History | HMT Gairsay (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Henry Homer-Lindsay, RNR) was sunk off Normandy, France by a German explosive motor boat on 4 August 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS Gairsay (T 290)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Charles Henry Homer-Lindsay, RNR | 2 Apr 1943 | 4 Aug 1944 |
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