Allied Warships

HMS Grenadier (T 334)

ASW Trawler of the Military class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeASW Trawler
ClassMilitary 
PennantT 334 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes 
Ordered7 Feb 1942 
Laid down13 Jun 1942 
Launched26 Sep 1942 
Commissioned10 Feb 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to mercantile owners on 10 April 1946. Renamed Thuringia (GY 321) for Great Grimsby & East Coast Steam Fishing Co Limited, Grimsby. Official number 166648. Converted for fuel-oil burning in August 1947. Sold to Northern Trawlers Limited, Grimsby in May 1966. Sold for scrapping to Clayton & Davie Limited. Arrived at Dunston-on-Tyne for breaking up on 30 October 1966.

 

Commands listed for HMS Grenadier (T 334)

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1A/Skr.Lt. Arthur George Day, RNR27 Jan 1943late 1945

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16 Mar 1945
HMS Grenadier (A/Skipper Lt. A.G. Day, RNR) picks up 30 survivors from the British merchant Inger Toft that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-722 3 nautical miles 270° from Neirst Point, Isle of Skye in position 57º25'N, 06º52'W.

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