| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | Dance |
| Pennant | T 104 |
| Built by | Ardrossan Dockyard (Ardrossan, Scotland) : Plenty |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 21 Jun 1940 |
| Launched | 21 Dec 1940 |
| Commissioned | 13 Jun 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 28 March 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Cotillion (T 104)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | A/Skr.Lt. James Flett, RNR | 13 May 1941 | early 1942 | |
| 2 | A/Skr.Lt. Francis Charles Butler, RNR | 3 Jul 1942 | 8 May 1943 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Stanley Grant Fowler, RNR | 8 May 1943 | 11 Feb 1944 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. Keith Watkins Hume, RNR | 11 Feb 1944 | 16 May 1944 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Harold John Howard, RNR | 16 May 1944 | 26 Nov 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Cotillion include:
4 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Balta (T/Lt. J.A.H. Punting, RNR), HMS Cotillion (A/Skr.Lt. J. Flett, RNR), HMS Polka (T/Lt. K.C. Donaldson, RNVR) and HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR). (1)
5 Jul 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Asie (Skr. F.C. Butler, RNR), HMS Cotillion (A/Skr.Lt. J. Flett, RNR), FFS Alysse and HMS Minuet (T/Lt. A.M. Sullivan, RNVR). (1)
11 Apr 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. J.A. Spender, RN) departed Campbeltown for Londonderry. She was escorted by HMS Cotillion (A/Skr.Lt. F.C. Butler, RNR). (2)
20 Aug 1943
HMS Tantivy (Cdr. M.G. Rimington, DSO, RN) departed Holy Loch for Scapa Flow. She made the passage north together with HMS Untiring (Lt. R. Boyd, DSC, RN) that was en-route to Lerwick. They were escorted by HMS Cotillion (T/Lt. S.G. Fowler, RNR). (3)
23 Aug 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Lerwick for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Cotillion (T/Lt. S.G. Fowler, RNR). Off Scapa Flow they were joined by HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN). (4)
24 Aug 1943
HMS Sea Rover (Lt. J.P. Angell, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Holy Loch. She makes the passage together with HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) that came from Lerwick. They were escorted by the British ASW trawler HMS Cotillion (T/Lt. S.G. Fowler, RNR). (5)
27 Feb 1944
HMS Stygian (Lt. A.G. Chandler, RNR) departed her builders yard for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Cotillion (T/Lt. K.W. Hume, RNR). (6)
4 Oct 1944
HMS Ultimatum (Lt. W.H. Kett, RNR) and HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) shifted from Plymouth to Portland. They were escorted by HMS Cotillion (T/Lt. H.J. Howard, RNR). (7)
5 Oct 1944
HMS Ultimatum (Lt. W.H. Kett, RNR) and HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) shifted from Portland to Portsmouth. They were escorted by HMS Cotillion (T/Lt. H.J. Howard, RNR). (7)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6376 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17781
- ADM 173/18198
- ADM 173/18376
- ADM 199/627
- ADM 173/18870
- ADM 173/19164
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.