| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 179 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland) : Aitchison Blair |
| Ordered | 13 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 31 May 1941 |
| Launched | 3 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jun 1942 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for HMS Switha (T 179)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Leonard Henry Green, RNR | 11 May 1942 | 12 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Vernon Sullivan Jeffery, RNVR | 12 Nov 1943 | 27 Sep 1945 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Hunter Lyle, RNVR | 27 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Switha include:
24 Mar 1943
HMS Usurper (Lt. D.R.O. Mott, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, DSO and Bar, RN), HMS Eclipse (Lt.Cdr. E. Mack, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Switha (T/Lt. L.H. Green, RNR) and HMS Bressay (T/Lt. J.E. Wilmot, RNVR). (1)
18 Nov 1943
HMS Taku (Lt. A.J.W. Pitt, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Scapa Flow together with HMS Celia (T/Lt. L.B. Merrick, RNR) and HMS Switha (T/Lt. V.S. Jeffery, RNVR). (2)
30 Dec 1943
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMS Swift (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Gower, RN), HMS Switha (T/Lt. V.S. Jeffery, RNVR) and HMS Graemsay (A/Skr.Lt. A.R. Lewis, RNR). (3)
6 Dec 1944
HMS Surf (Lt. H.W. Wilkinson, RN) departed Portland for Sheerness. She was escorted by HMS Switha (T/Lt. V.S. Jeffery, RNVR). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/18389
- ADM 173/18180
- ADM 173/18443
- ADM 173/18909
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.