| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.54 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 18 Jun 1927 |
| Commissioned | 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 11 August 1927 for the Kingston Steam Trawling Co. Ltd. St. Andrews Dock. Returned to her owner in September 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS Kingston Onyx (4.54)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. John Banks Wright, RNR | 5 Sep 1939 | 28 Nov 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt. Richard Walgate, RNR | 28 Nov 1940 | 13 Jan 1941 | |
| 3 | Skr. Edward James Day, RNR | 13 Jan 1941 | mid 1942 | |
| 4 | T/Lt. William Cecil Morgans, RNR | Aug 1943 | 14 Jan 1944 | |
| 5 | Skr. Harold Laking Gladwell, RNR | 14 Jan 1944 | ||
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Notable events involving Kingston Onyx include:
6 Jan 1941
HMS Kingston Onyx (Lt. R. Walgate, RNR) picks up 30 survivors from the British merchant Empire Thunder that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-124 about 100 nautical miles north-northeast of Rockall, in position 59°14'N, 12°43'W.
2 Jun 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises in the Firth of Forth with HMS Brimness (Skr. A.E. Larner, RNR), HMS Kingston Onyx, HMS Polka (T/Lt. I.A. Thorpe, MBE, RNVR) and HMS Berkshire (Skr. G. Bruce, RNR). (1)
6 Oct 1943
HMS Uther (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Dundee with HMS Kingston Onyx (T/Lt. W.C. Morgans, RNR) and HMS Kingston Topaz (Ch.Skr. J.E. Harwood, RD, RNR). (2)
7 Apr 1944
With the repairs completed, HMS Statesman (Lt. R.G.P. Bulkeley, RN), departed Liverpool for Holy Loch. She was escorted by HMS Kingston Onyx (Skr. H.L. Gladwell, RNR). (3)
17 Jun 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) conducted exercises off Stornoway with HNoMS Farsund and HMS Kingston Onyx (A/Skr.Lt. H.L. Gladwell, RNR). (4)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6390 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18397
- ADM 173/18818
- ADM 173/19224
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.