Allied Warships

HMS Banff (Y 43)

Sloop of the Banff class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSloop
ClassBanff 
PennantY 43 
Built byGeneral Engineering & Drydock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.). 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched12 Apr 1930 
Commissioned30 Apr 1941 
End service27 Feb 1946 
Loss position
 
History

After her service with the Royal Navy she was returned to the United States on 27 February 1946 and given the name Sebec (WPG 164). She was renamed again and recommissioned as USCGC Tampa on 27 May 1947. She was decommissioned on 10 August 1954. Sold on 16 February 1959.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Philip Sydney Evans, RN
15 April 1941 - ???

Lt. Peter Brett, RNR
??? – 23 August 1941

T/A/Lt.Cdr. James D'Arcy Nesbitt, RNR
23 August 1944 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 
Former nameUSCG Saranac

Commands listed for HMS Banff (Y 43)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Philip Sydney Evans, RN15 Apr 1941???

2Lt. Peter Brett, RNR???23 Aug 1941

3James D'Arcy Nesbitt, RNR23 Aug 194427 Dec 1945

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Noteable events involving Banff include:


18 Aug 1942
HMS Banff picks up 18 survivors from the Norwegian tanker Mirlo that was torpedoed and sunk on 11 August 1942 about 870 nautical miles west-south-west of Freetown in position 06º04'N, 26º50'W by the German submarine U-130.

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