Allied Warships

HMS Damsay (T 208)

MS Trawler of the Isles class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassIsles 
PennantT 208 
Built byGeorge Brown & Co. (Greenock, Scotland) : Aitchison Blair 
Ordered18 Jan 1941 
Laid down20 Aug 1941 
Launched27 Jun 1942 
Commissioned30 Sep 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistorySold 28 August 1958.

 

Commands listed for HMS Damsay (T 208)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Alexander Michael Sullivan, RNVR17 Aug 1942Jan 1945
2T/Lt. A A Burke, RNVRJan 1945late 1945

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Noteable events involving Damsay include:


25 Aug 1944
HMS Pennywort (Lt. W.P. Hart, RNR) and HMS Damsay together pick up 59 survivors from the British merchant Orminster that was torpedoed and sunk by the Germans submarine U-480 in the English Channel about 35 nautical miles northwest of Cap dŽAntifer in position 50º09'N, 00º44'W.

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