| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 346 |
| Built by | |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | Sep 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Built in 1906. Returned to her owner in March 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Ambrose Pare (FY 346)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Coade Grose, RNR | 18 Sep 1940 | Jan 1942 |
| 2 | Skr. Robert Charles Green, DSC, RNR | Jan 1942 | 26 Apr 1942 |
| 3 | Skr. James Walter Morris, RNR | 26 Apr 1942 | 29 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Skr.Lt. John Henry Williams, RNR | 29 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Ambrose Pare include:
15 Jul 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) arrived at Plymouth where she conducted A/S exercises with HMS La Nantaise (Skr. S.J. Cory, RNR), HMS Kingston Chrysoberyl (A/Skr.Lt. M.A. Smith, RD, RNR), ORP Slazak (Lt.Cdr. R. Nalecz-Tyminski, ORP), HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR), HMS Olvina (Skr. J. Howson, RNR), HMS Cambridgeshire (T/Lt. H.F.B. Ashby, RNVR) and HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR). (1)
25 Feb 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Grimsby Town (Skr. W.A. Cormack, RNR), HMS Kingston Chrysoberyl (Skr.Lt. M.A. Smith, RD, RNR) and HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR). (2)
6 Mar 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Rowan (T/Lt. R.O. Moore, RNVR), HMS Lord Essenden (A/Skr.Lt. F.A. Yeomans, RNR), HMS Cape Comorin (T/Lt. N.L. Brown, RNVR) and HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR). (3)
1 Aug 1943
HMS Umbra (Lt. P.H. May, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMCS Athabascan (Cdr. G.R. Miles, DSO, OBE, RCN), HMS Cattistock (Lt. R.G.D. Keddie, DSC, RN), HMS Cambridgeshire (T/Lt. H.F.B. Ashby, RNVR), HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR), HMS Victrix (T/Lt. J.D. Craighead, RNR) and HMS Kingston Andalusite (T/Lt. W.S. Lowe, RNVR). (4)
30 Mar 1944
HMS Torbay and (Lt. R.J. Clutterbuck, RN) and ORP Sokol (Kpt.mar. (Lt.Cdr.) J.K.S. Koziolkowski, DSC) arrived at Plymouth. They were escorted in by HMS Ambrose Pare (Ch.Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR). (5)
26 Apr 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Steepholm (T/Lt. S.C. Dickenson, RNVR), HMS Ambrose Pare (Ch.Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR) and HMS Wensleydale (A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Goodfellow, RNVR). (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/17251
- ADM 173/17921
- ADM 173/17922
- ADM 173/18331
- ADM 199/1854 + ADM 199/1868
- ADM 173/18697
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.