Allied Warships

HMS Derby (J 90)

Minesweeper of the Hunt class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Hunt
Pennant	J 90
Built by	Clyde Shipbuilding Co. (Glasgow, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	9 Aug 1918
Commissioned	21 Oct 1918
End service
Loss position

History	Scrapped 4 July 1945. Commanding Officers: HMS Derby was laid up in reserve at Singapore when the Second World War started Lt.Cdr. William Napier Petch, RN October 1939 – March 1940 Lt. Francis Charles Victor Brightman, RN March 1940 – June 1941 Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 24 May 1940 Lt.Cdr. Archibald Frederick MacFie, OBE, RNR June 1941 - ??? Lt. Charles David Sampson, RNVR ??? – October 1942 Lt.Cdr. Sidney Lord Bannister Maybury, RN October 1942 – 10 May 1944 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Daniel Walter Scholes, RNVR 10 May 1944 – still listed in the October 1944 Navy List HMS Denby is not listed as active unit in the January 1945 Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Derby (J 90)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. William Napier Petch, RN	Oct 1939	Mar 1940
2	Lt. Francis Charles Victor Brightman, RN	Mar 1940	Jun 1941
3	Lt.Cdr. Archibald Frederick MacFie, RNR	Jun 1941	???

4	Lt. Charles David Sampson, RNVR	???	Oct 1942
5	Lt.Cdr. Sidney Lord Bannister Maybury, RN	Oct 1942	10 May 1944
6	Daniel Walter Scholes, RNVR	10 May 1944	Oct 1945 ?

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