HDML 1016

Blackmore, Bideford, Devon 4/4/41

Known Crew

TSLt D G B Wood RNVR TSLt 30/10/42 HMS Astraea (Lagos, Nigeria) Commanding Officer HDML 1016 10/4/44 HMS Orlando (Greenock) TLt 24/2/45
TSLt A W Plenderbeith RNVR TSLt 10/3/44 Commanding Officer HDML 1016 27/9/44 ML 110

Wartime Activities

1/7/41 104th ML Flotilla
Based at Greenock to be freighted to Freetown, Sierra Leone
ML 1006, ML 1014, ML 1016, ML 1018, ML 1019, ML 1041, ML 1042 and ML 1052
1/42 104th ML Flotilla
Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone
ML 1006, ML 1016 and ML 1052 are at Freetown
ML 1014, ML 1018, ML 1019 and ML 1042 are at Lagos
ML 1041 is at Takoradi
14/12/42 ML 1016 arrived at Pointe Noire
20/12/42 ML 1016 sailed from Lagos for Port Harcourt
23/12/42 ML 1016 arrived in Lagos from Port Harcourt
1/3/43 ML 1016 and ML 1042 sailed from Lagos for Takoradi to relieve ML 1014 and ML 1018
3/3/43 ML 1016 and ML 1043 arrived in Takoradi from Lagos to relieve M.L 1014 and ML 1018
7/4/43 ML 1016 sailed from Takoradi for Half Assini to relieve ML 1042
12/4/43 ML 1016 arrived in Takoradi from Half Assini escorting SS Kasang

Post War History

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