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HMS Home Guard (T 394)

ASW Trawler of the Military class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeASW Trawler
ClassMilitary 
PennantT 394 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Feb, 1944 
Launched8 Jul, 1944 
Commissioned19 Sep, 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistorySold on 10 April 1946 to Loyal Steam Fishing Co Limited, Grimsby, renamed Loyal GY 344. Official number 166650. In August 1947 converted for fuel-oil burning. In January 1966 sold to Northern Trawlers Limited, Grimsby. Later in 1966 sold for scrapping to Scrapping Co, Willerbroek, Belgium 1966. Arrived Antwerp for breaking up 2 July 1966. 

Noteable events involving Home Guard include:

1 Mar, 1945
HMT Home Guard picks up 35 survivors from the Panamanian merchant Alcedo that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day off Reykjavik, Iceland in position 64º07'N, 23º17'W by the German submarine U-1022.


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