Allied Warships

HMS Sukha (FY 1767)

MS Whaler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Whaler
Class[No specific class] 
PennantFY 1767 
Built bySmiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched6 Jun 1929 
CommissionedMar 1940 
End service 
History

Completed in July 1929.
Whaler of South Georgia Co. Ltd. (Chr.Salvesen & Co., Leith, U.K.), taken over by the Admiralty in March 1940.
Displacement: 251 tons.

Returned to owner in November 1945.

 

Commands listed for HMS Sukha (FY 1767)

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CommanderFromTo
1A J Olsen, RNR11 Sep 1940early 1942
2T C W H Blay, RNVRearly 194224 Nov 1942
3T/Lt. John Anthony Bernard Harrisson, RNVR24 Nov 194216 Jun 1943
4T/Lt. Cyril Banford Sharp, RNVR16 Jun 1943Oct 1943
5J Shannon, RNVROct 1943mid 1945

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