Allied Warships
HMS Kittiwake (L 30 / K 30)
Patrol vessel of the Kingfisher class
HMS Kittiwake as seen during the Second World War
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Patrol vessel |
| Class | Kingfisher |
| Pennant | L 30 / K 30 |
| Mod | Second group |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 21 Jan 1936 |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1936 |
| Launched | 30 Nov 1936 |
| Commissioned | 24 Apr 1937 |
| End service | |
| History | HMS Kittiwake is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List Sold to China on 30 September 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Kittiwake (L 30 / K 30)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Edward Reignier Conder, RN | 5 Jan 1939 | late 1939 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Kenneth Graham Tucker, OBE, RNR | 7 Dec 1940 | 1 Mar 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt. Derek William Austin, RN | 1 Mar 1942 | Oct 1942 | |
| 4 | Lt. John Stafford Hough, RNR | Oct 1942 | mid 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Kittiwake include:
20 Sep 1939
At 18.52 hours on 20 September 1939 HMS Kittiwake (Cdr. E.R. Conder, RN) was damaged by a British mine in the defensive barrage between Goodwins and Ruytingen in the Strait of Dover, 2 nautical miles east of South Goodwin Light vessel. Five ratings were lost. The commander was blown off the bridge and later rescued by a trawler. 39 crewmen were taken off by HMS Harrier, which towed the vessel to Dover. On 7 October, she was towed by the British steam tugs Gondia and Simla to Sheerness where the ship was under repair until 18 Jan, 1941.