Allied Warships
HMS Adventure (M 23)
Cruiser minelayer of the Adventure class
HMS Adventure during the war
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Cruiser minelayer |
| Class | Adventure |
| Pennant | M 23 |
| Built by | Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) : Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) (diesels engines only) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Nov 1922 |
| Launched | 18 Jun 1924 |
| Commissioned | 2 Oct 1926 |
| End service | Mar 1944 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Became a repair ship in March 1944. Commanding Officers: HMS Adventure was in Dockyard Control during refit Capt. Norman Vere Grace, RN Capt. Ronald George Bowes-Lyon, MVO, RN HMS Adventure was in Dockyard Control during refit A/Capt. Alan MacGregor Sheffield, RN Cdr. George Alan Kenneth McCombe, RNVR Cdr. Alan Holt Davies, RNVR Capt. Donal Scott McGrath, RN HMS Adventure is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Adventure (M 23)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Arthur Robert Halfhide, RN | 31 Jul 1939 | Dec 1939 | |
| 2 | Capt. Norman Vere Grace, RN | 18 Aug 1940 | 12 Aug 1942 | |
| 3 | Capt. Ronald George Bowes-Lyon, RN | 12 Aug 1942 | ??? | |
| 4 | Cdr. Alan MacGregor Sheffield, RN (retired) | 20 Mar 1944 | 5 Aug 1944 | |
| 5 | Cdr. George Alan Kenneth McCombe, RNVR | 5 Aug 1944 | 7 Jan 1945 | |
| 6 | Cdr. Alan Holt Davies, RNVR | 7 Jan 1945 | 27 Apr 1945 | |
| 7 | Capt. (retired) Donal Scott McGrath, RN | 27 Apr 1945 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Adventure include:
13 Nov 1939
During the night of 12/13 November 1939 the German destroyers Karl Galster, Wilhelm Heidkamp, Hermann Kunne and Hans Ludemann lay a minefield in the South and Edinborough channels. Soon after the minefield had been laid the minelaying cruiser HMS Adventure (Capt. A. R. Halfhide, RN) ran into a mine. Temporally disabled the injured were transferred to the destroyer HMS Basilisk (Cdr. M. Richard, RN) while the destroyer HMS Blanche (Lt.Cdr. R.N. Aubrey, RN) stood by. As the force made its way towards safety HMS Blanche was mined and settled by the stern. The tug Fabia went to the destroyers assistance but as she was towed the destroyer capsied and sank. HMS Blanche lost two crew killed and twelve injured.
See this website (offsite link) for a detailed account of the mining of HMS Adventure and HMS Blanche.