Allied Warships

HMS Hartland (Y 00)

Sloop of the Banff class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSloop
ClassBanff 
PennantY 00 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down29 Nov 1927 
Launched16 Jun 1928 
Commissioned30 Apr 1941 
Lost8 Nov 1942 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Hartland (Lt.Cdr. Godfrey Philip Billot, RNR) was sunk by gunfire off Oran Harbour during the Allied landings in North Africa. 34 of her crew went down with the ship.  

Former nameUSCG Pontchartrain

Commands listed for HMS Hartland (Y 00)

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1Lt.Cdr. Godfrey Philip Billot, RNR30 Apr 19418 Nov 1942

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