Allied Warships

HMS Towy (K 294)

Frigate of the River class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	River
Pennant	K 294
Built by	Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down	3 Sep 1942
Launched	4 Mar 1943
Commissioned	10 Jun 1943
End service
Loss position

History	Scrapped 27 July 1956. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. John Byron, DSC, RNR (retired) 26 April 1943 – 24 July 1943 Cdr. Martin James Evans, OBE, RN 24 July 1943 – 3 May 1944 Cdr. Hugh Valentine King, OBE, DSO, RN 3 May 1944 – 10 April 1945 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Stephen Sparrow, RNVR 10 April 1945 – 24 June 1945 A/Cdr. P.W.R. Reid, RN (retired) 24 June 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Towy (K 294)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. (retired) John Byron, DSC, RNR	26 Apr 1943	24 Jul 1943
2	Cdr. Martin James Evans, OBE, RN	24 Jul 1943	3 May 1944
3	Cdr. Hugh Valentine King, OBE, DSO, RN	3 May 1944	10 Apr 1945
4	Stephen Sparrow, RNVR	10 Apr 1945	24 Jun 1945
5	P. W. R. Reid, RN	24 Jun 1945	Oct 1945 ?

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