Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | P |
Pennant | T 196 |
Mod | First group |
Built by | Mario Bolias Monica (Aviero, Portugal) |
Ordered | 15 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 21 Feb 1943 |
Commissioned | 8 Mar 1943 |
End service | |
History | Originally named Portreath but renamed Provost in 1943. |
Former name | HMS Portreath |
Commands listed for HMS Provost (T 196)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Rowland Burnett Evans, RNVR | 11 Oct 1943 | 2 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Provost include:
1 May 1945
HrMs Dolfijn (Lt.Cdr. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow together with HMS Gorse (Skr. F.R. Brown, RNR) and HMS Provost (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.B. Evans, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.5656 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)