Allied Warships

HMS Gannet (T 08)

River gunboat of the Peterel class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeRiver gunboat
ClassPeterel 
PennantT 08 
Built byYarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland)  
Ordered21 Dec 1925 
Laid down 
Launched10 Nov 1927 
CommissionedJan 1928 
End service 
History

Transferred to China in February 1942.

 

Commands listed for HMS Gannet (T 08)

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1Cdr. Arthur Frederick St. George Orpen, RN15 Feb 1938early 1940

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