Allied Warships

HMS Lowestoft (L 59 / U 59)

Sloop of the Grimsby class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Sloop
Class	Grimsby
Pennant	L 59 / U 59
Built by	Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.): J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down	21 Aug 1933
Launched	11 Apr 1934
Commissioned	22 Nov 1934
End service
Loss position

History	Sold 4 October 1946. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Arthur Macdonnell Knapp, RN 15 August 1938 – 8 January 1941 Cdr. Ughtred Henry Ramsden James, RN 8 January 1941 – 21 July 1941 Lt.Cdr. Francis Babington Proudfoot, RN (retired) 21 July 1941 – ??? Dockyard Control during temporary repairs. Lt. Thomas Keppel Edge-Partington, RN 17 November 1942 - ??? In Dockyard Control during permanent repairs / refit. Lt.Cdr. Lawrence Henry Phillips, RN (retired) 23 March 1943 - June 1945 Promoted to A/Cdr. on ??? Lt.Cdr. Charles Grenville Cowley, RN June 1945 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List HMS Lowestoft is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Lowestoft (L 59 / U 59)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. Arthur Macdonnell Knapp, RN	15 Aug 1938	8 Jan 1941
2	Cdr. Ughtred Henry Ramsden James, RN	8 Jan 1941	21 Jul 1941
3	Lt.Cdr. (retired) Francis Babington Proudfoot, RN	21 Jul 1941	???

4	Lt. Thomas Keppel Edge-Partington, RN	17 Nov 1942	???

5	Lt.Cdr. (retired) Lawrence Henry Phillips, RN	23 Mar 1943	Jun 1945
6	Lt.Cdr. Charles Grenville Cowley, RN	Jun 1945	Jul 1945 ?

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