Allied Warships

HMS Procher (T 281)

MS Trawler of the Isles class


HMT Porcher

Photograph with thanks to Tony Rodaway whose uncle served aboard the ship late in the war

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassIsles 
PennantT 281 
Built byMidland Shipyards Ltd. (Midland. Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered8 Aug 1941 
Laid down11 Dec 1941 
Launched26 May 1942 
Commissioned27 Oct 1942 
End service 
HistoryRenamed Porcher in 1944 Sold in March 1947.

 

Commands listed for HMS Procher (T 281)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/S.Lt. Geoffrey Raymond Edwards, RNVRSep 19427 Sep 1944
2T/Lt. Alexander Phillips Martin, RNVR7 Sep 1944early 1945
3T/Lt. Francis Henry Hudson, RNVRearly 1945Jan 1946

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