| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | P |
| Pennant | T 187 |
| Mod | Second group |
| Built by | Uniao Fabril (Lisbon, Portugal) |
| Ordered | 19 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 26 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 17 Aug 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Originally named Porthleven but renamed Prodigal in 1943. |
| Former name | HMS Porthleven |
Commands listed for HMS Prodigal (T 187)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Charles Trevor Letts, RNVR | 8 Oct 1942 | 17 Dec 1942 |
| 2 | T/Lt. John Aim Shearer Leslie, RNR | 17 Dec 1942 | 3 May 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. George Christian Norman, RNR | 3 May 1943 | 15 Dec 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Walter Aloysius Gervaise, RNR | 15 Dec 1943 |
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Notable events involving Prodigal include:
5 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Rhododendron (Lt. L.A. Sayers, RNR), HMS Teviot (Lt.Cdr. A. Blewett, DSC, RNR), HMS Hyderabad (Lt. S.C.B. Hickman, DSC, RNR) and HMS Prodigal (T/Lt. J.A.S. Leslie, RNR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6382 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)