Patrol vessel of the Kingfisher class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Class | Kingfisher |
| Pennant | L 52 / K 52 |
| Built by | A. Stephen & Sons Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Jun, 1935 |
| Launched | 5 May, 1936 |
| Commissioned | 26 Aug, 1936 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
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| History | Heavy damaged in North Sea by collision on 26 March 1945, not repaired.
Sold 16 January 1947. |
| Noteable events involving Puffin include: 25 Oct, 1939
The German submarine U-16 was sunk in the English Channel near Dover, in position 51º09'N, 01º28'E, by depth charges from the British ASW trawler HMS Cayton Wyke (Ch/Skr. D.F. Noble, RNR) and the patrol vessel HMS Puffin (Lt.Cdr. Hon. J.M.G. Waldegrave, RN). (see map) 26 Mar, 1945
HMS Puffin (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.S. Miller, RNZNVR) rammes and sinks a German Seehund miniature submarine off Lowestoft. |
