HDML 1041
R A Newman, Hamworthy, Dorset 29/5/41
Known Crew
- TLt I Virgo RNVR HMS Edinburgh Castle (Freetown,Sierra Leone) for MLs 9/41 TLt 9/12/41 104th ML Flotilla Commanding Officer HDML 1041 9/12/41 HMS Skyrack
- TLt B McL Wallace RNZNVR TSLt 25/9/42 104th ML Flotilla Freetown,Sierra Leone Commanding Officer HDML 1041 5/4/43. TLt 29/5/43 HMNZS Cook
- TSLt E A Anderson RNVR TSLt 21/11/43 104th ML Flotilla Freetown,Sierra Leone Commanding Officer HDML 1041 3/9/44 HDML 1402 27/5/45
- TSLt A J Linwood RNVR TSLt 10/3/44 First Lieutenant ML 263 11/3/44 – 17/10/44 104th ML Flotilla Freetown, Sierra Leone Commanding Officer HDML 1041 20/10/44
- TSLt R J Phillips RNVR First Lieutenant MTB 66 24/1/44 TSLt 1/3/44 104th ML Flotilla Freetown,Sierra Leone HDML 1041 HMS Philoctetes II (Freetown,Sierra Leone)
Wartime Activities
- 1/7/41 104th ML Flotilla
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 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 at Takoradi - 5/11/42 ML 285, ML 1019, ML 244, ML 1041, ML 1209, HMS Bengali sailed to search for submarine reported by Catalina aircraft in position 17 miles 140 degrees from Takoradi, whilst on passage Lagos to Bathurst. Negative result
- 6/11/42 ML 1209, ML 1041, ML 1052, ML 285, HMS St Wistan arrived at Takoradi
- 3/12/42 ML 1006 and ML 1041 arrived in Lagos from Takoradi
Post War History
- 1/46 For disposal at Freetown, Sierra Leone
