Allied Warships

HMS Loch Alsh

MS Trawler

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	MS Trawler
Class	[No specific class]
Pennant
Built by	Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	21 Nov 1925
Commissioned
Lost	30 Jan 1942
Loss position	53° 26'N, 0° 58'E
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History	Completed on 20 January 1926. Taken over by the Admiralty in December 1939 or September 1940. Displacement: 385 tons. Armament: 1 12pdr AA gun. HMT Loch Alsh (T/Skr. William Fairclough Wright, RNR) was heavily damaged by German aircraft off the Humber on 30 January 1942 and sank in tow. The wreck lies in 13 meters of water in position 53º25'35"N, 00º58'17"E.

Commands listed for HMS Loch Alsh

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	Commander	From	To
1	Skr. Edward Charles King, RNR	20 Nov 1939	9 May 1940
2	T/Skr. William Fairclough Wright, RNR	9 May 1940	30 Jan 1942

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