HDML 1042
R A Newman, Hamworthy, Dorset 7/5/41
Known Crew
- TSLt P D Olsen RNVR TASLt 21st ML Flotilla ML 467 26/11/43 TSLt 11/12/43 104th ML Flotilla Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone Commanding Officer HDML 1042 11/12/44 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 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 - 6/11/42 HMS Runswick Bay sailed from Lagos with HMS Ships Fandango, Kelt, ML 263 and ML 1042 to search for further survivors of SS New Toronto
- 7/11/42 HMS Fandango, HMS Kelt, HMS Runswick Bay and ML 1042 returned to Lagos
- 23/2/43 HM Tug Charon and ML 1042 sailed from Lagos with SS Sangara
- 1/3/43 ML 1016 and ML 1042 sailed from Lagos for Takoradi to relieve ML 1014 and ML 1018
- 1/4/43 ML 1042 sailed from Takoradi for Half Assini escorting SS Kajang
- 7/4/43 ML 1016 sailed from Takoradi for Half Assini to relieve ML 1042
- 8/4/43 ML 1042 arrived in Takoradi from Half Assini
Post War History
- 1/46 For disposal at Freetown, Sierra Leone
