| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 144 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 22 Jul 1940 |
| Laid down | 29 Dec 1940 |
| Launched | 16 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 Sep 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Pladda (T 144)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Pearce Trewhella Lovelock, DSC, RNVR | 21 Aug 1941 | Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Frederick George Crossman, RNVR | Jan 1944 | 14 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Pladda include:
5 Nov 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Pladda (T/Lt. P.T. Lovelock, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Shapinsay (A/Skr.Lt. W.S. Flowers, RNR). (1)
6 Nov 1941
HrMs O 10 (Lt. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Pladda (T/Lt. P.T. Lovelock, DSC, RNVR), HMS Shapinsay (A/Skr.Lt. W.S. Flowers, RNR), HMS Thyme (T/Lt. A.R. Mackay, RNZNVR) and HMS Lord Austin (Lt. N.P. McLeod, RNR). (1)
27 Sep 1942
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. H.A.V. Haggard, DSO, DSC, RN) carries out exercises off Diego Saurez with HMS Pladda (T/Lt. P.T. Lovelock, DSC, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6378 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 199/1861
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.