| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine Depot Ship |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 139 |
| Built by | Greenock Dockyard Co. Ltd. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | Jan 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Displacement: 10423 tons. Depot ship for midget submarines. Initialy served in home waters but went to the far east later in the war. |
Commands listed for HMS Bonaventure (ii) (F 139)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. William Eric Banks, DSC, RN | 8 Nov 1942 | 16 Apr 1943 |
| 2 | A/Capt. Philip Quellyn Roberts, RN | 16 Apr 1943 | 18 Jan 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. (retired) William Richmond Fell, DSC, OBE, RN | 18 Jan 1944 | Nov 1946 |
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Notable events involving Bonaventure (ii) include:
20 Apr 1944
HMS Sceptre (Lt. I.S. McIntosh, MBE, DSC, RN) departed Port HHZ for Holy Loch. She made the passage together with HMS Bonaventure (A/Capt.(Retd.) W.R. Fell, DSC, OBE, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18638
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.