HMS St Christopher through WWII

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ROYAL, DOMINION and INDIAN NAVY SHIPS, 10 JUNE 1940

NORTH ATLANTIC COMMAND

Adm Sir Dudley North

Contraband Control Service (yachts serving as armed boarding vessels) - ANGLIA (Lt R McCready RNR), CHARLES MC IVER (Lt B T R Russell RNR), LORNA (Lt R Atkinson RNR), ROSABELLA (Lt H H Brown RNR), SAYONARA (Cdr H Hamilton Rtd), TIERCEL (Lt Cdr J N G Grace Rtd), all at Gibraltar

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, 1 January 1941

Fort William

Motor launch training boats, ML.131, ML.136, ML.154 all at Fort William, ML.169 at Humber, ML.1031 at Portsmouth, on comp ML.133 relieved ML.169 which proceeded to 9th ML Flotilla

Greenock

Motor anti-submarine boat training boats - MA/SB.14 (Ty S/Lt A P Constantine RNVR), MA/SB.15 (Lt A H Gott RANVR), both at Fort William

ROYAL, DOMINION and INDIAN NAVY SHIPS, 1  JANUARY 1941

NORTH ATLANTIC COMMAND

Vice Adm Sir G Frederick B Edward-Collins KCB, KCVO

Contraband Control Service - armed boarding vessels ACHROITE (Sk G W H Mortlock RNR), ALOUETTE (Lt Lord Churston RNVR), ANGLIA (Lt R McCready RNR), CHARLES McIVER (Lt B T R Russell RNR), FEASIBLE (Sk C C Findlay RNR), IMPERIALIST (Pbty Ty Lt P E Kitto RNR), KINGSTON JACINTH (Lt Cdr A Ayre Rtd) dep 29 Dec for Liverpool, KINGSTON TOPAZ (Cdr W L Smith RNR), KINGSTON TURQUOISE (Lt L A White RNR) dep 29 Dec for Liverpool, LOCH OSKAIG (Lt Cdr S Darling RANR), LORNA (Actg Lt R Atkinson RNR), ROSABELLE (Lt H H Brown RNR), SAYONARA (Cdr H Hamilton Rtd), SCOTTISH (Cdr S A Brooks OBE Rtd), TIERCEL (Lt R R L Rosoman RNR Rtd) at Greenock, otherwise all at or dep Gibraltar

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, 1 July 1941

Fort William

Base ship - ST CHRISTOPHER (Lt Cdr A E P Welman DSO, DSC Emgcy) at Fort William

Motor craft depot ship - ABERDONIAN (Lt Cdr R H Thornton Emgcy) at Fort William

MTB training boat - MTB.36 (Ty Lt L F Ramseyer RNVR) at Fort William, detached from 6th MTB Flotilla

MGB training boat - MGB.68 (Ty Lt O B Allan RCNVR) at Greenock

ML training boats - ML.131, ML.133, both at Inverness, ML.136, ML.154, both at Fort William, ML.248 to join on comp, ML.260 at Fort William, ML.1031 at Inverness, ML.1049 at Fort William

Greenock

Anti-submarine yachts (Liverpool Command) - AARLA (Cdr L V Lloyd Rtd) at Milford Haven, EVADNE (Lt Cdr T C Bowstead Rtd) at Liverpool, GLEN STRATHALLEN (Lt Cdr R Fetherstonhaugh-Frampton Rtd) at Liverpool, TIERCEL (Lt R R L Rosoman RNR Rtd) at Milford Haven, TROUBADOUR (Cdr D H Milward DSC RNR Rtd) at Milford Haven, VIRGINIA (Cdr S H S Moxly Rtd) dep Milford Haven 14 Jun

Stornoway

18th Motor Launch Flotilla - ML.215 arr 19 Jun, ML.219, ML.225 arr 19 Jun, ML.227 arr 19 Jun, ML.235 at Fort William, ML.239, ML.249 arr 19 Jun, ML.243, all but one arr or at Stornoway

Orkney and Shetland Command

15th Motor Launch Flotilla - ML.188, ML.218, both at Fort William, ML.226 at Scapa Flow, ML.228 at Fort William, ML.231 to join on comp, ML.232 at Greenock, ML.240 arr Scapa Flow 14 Jun, ML.258 to join on comp

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS, 1 Jan 1942

Fort William

Base ship - ST CHRISTOPHER (CDR A.E.P. Welman, DSO, DSC (act)(emgcy)) at Fort William

Motor craft depot ship - ABERDONIAN (LCDR R.H. Thornton (emgcy) at Milford Haven

Accommodation ship - TIERCEL (LT R.R.L. Rosoman RNR (ret)) at Fort William

Motor torpedo boat - MTB 36 (LT R.A. Ellis) at Fort William.  Temporarily detached from the 6th MTB Flotilla

Motor Gun Boat Training Boats

Motor gun boat MGB 66 (Temporary LT M.J. Driver, RNVR) at Fort William

Motor gun boat MGB 68 (Temporary LT O.B. Allan, RCNVR) at Clyde

Motor Launch Training Boats

Motor launch ML 131 (none listed) at Fort Willliam

Motor launch ML 133 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 136 (none listed) at Inverness repairing to complete 14 January

Motor launch ML 154 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 158 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 178 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 248 (none listed) at Inverness

Motor launch ML 260 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 269 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 282 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 448 (none listed) at Brightlingsea

Motor launch ML 1031 (none listed) at Fort William.  Reallocated to EUROPA

Motor launch ML 1049 (none listed) at Fort William

Motor launch ML 1057 (none listed) at Fort William.  Temporarily attached from 110th ML Flotilla

Motor launch ML 1080 (none listed) at Fort William.  Temporarily attached from 110th ML Flotilla

29th Motor Launch Flotilla

Motor launch ML 458 (none listed) at Looe

Motor launch ML 462 (none listed) at Poole

Motor launches ML 459, 463, 469, 470, 471, and 479 to join on completion

Motor Fishing Boats

Motor fishing boat EILEEN (none listed) at Fort William

Motor fishing boat EMILY ELIZABETH (none listed) at Fort William

Motor fishing boat EMPRESS (none listed) at Fort William

Motor fishing boat SOUTHERN KING (none listed) at Fort William

Motor fishing boat STARSTONE (none listed) at Fort William 

Naval Auxiliary Boats

Naval auxiliary boat EL VOLUNTARIO (none listed) at Fort William

Naval auxiliary boat SILVER STAR (none listed) at Fort William

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