HDML 1035

Harland & Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland 4/41

Known Crew

  • Lt Baldwin RCNVR Commanding Officer HDML 1035
  • Skipper C Pennington RNR Skipper 103rd ML Flotilla Commanding Officer HDML 1035 22/1/43 Ch Skipper 15/11/44
  • TSLt Thomas David Andrews RNVR 103rd ML Flotilla Based at Falmouth First Lieutenant and later Commanding Officer HDML 1035 –5/43 Lt 17/7/42 Briefly in Command ML 562 during commissioning 24th ML Flotilla 17/4/43 HMS Beaver II Commanding Officer ML 547 & SO 69th ML Flotilla 2/6/43 – 69th ML Flotilla Based at Immingham Birthday Honours List 1945 MID
  • ChSkipper A G G Jenner RNR Skipper 24/1/39 Commanding Officer HDML 1053 18/9/43 AChSkipper 3/7/44 Commanding Officer HDML 1035 18/11/44
  • Skipper C J T Rose RNR Skipper 6/12/40 Commanding Officer HDML 1035 17/1/45

Wartime Activities

  • 1/7/41 103rd ML Flotilla
    Based at Falmouth on completion
    ML 1009, ML 1013, ML 1025, ML 1027, ML 1033, ML 1034, ML 1035 and ML 1053. Mostly at Plymouth
  • 1/1/42 103rd ML Flotilla
    ML 1013, ML 1027, ML 1033, ML 1053, at Falmouth
    ML 1009, ML 1025, ML 1034 and ML 1035 based in Plymouth
    Based at Devonport conducting anti submarine sweeps to seaward of Plymouth Sound. Also acted as safety vessel for Sunderland Flying Boats operating from Plymouth Sound.
    TSLt Thomas David Andrews promoted to TLt and replaced Lt Baldwin as Commanding Officer.
  • 5/43 TSLt Thomas David Andrews departed to take up appointment in RML 547 in command
  • 6/44 Operation Neptune Invasion of Normandy
    103rd ML Flotilla Plymouth during Assault Phase
    ML 1009, ML 1013, ML 1021, ML 1025, ML 1027, ML 1033, ML 1034, ML 1035

Post War History

  • Fast Despatch Boat = FDB 49
  • 7/47 Sold
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