Allied Warships

HMS Montclare (F 85)

Submarine Depot Ship

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeSubmarine Depot Ship
Class 
PennantF 85 
Built byJohn Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched18 Dec 1921 
Commissioned2 Jun 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

On 28 August 1939 the passenger ship Montclare of the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, Montreal was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed merchant cruiser being commissioned as such in October 1939.

On 2 June 1942 sold to the Admiralty and converted to a submarine depot ship for the 3rd Submarine flotilla. Decommissioned in 1954 and in January 1958 sold for scrap at Inverkeithing. Scrapping commenced on 3 February 1958.

As Submarine Depot Ship;
Displacement: 21.550 tons.
Armament: 4 4" AA guns, 42 2pdr AA, 19 20mm AA.
Speed: 16 knots.

 

Commands listed for HMS Montclare (F 85)

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1Cdr. Benjamin Bryant, DSC, DSO, RN16 Jun 194410 Oct 1944

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