HDML 1044
R A Newman, Hamworthy, Dorset 19/8/41
Known Crew
- TSLt G A Negus RANVR TSLt 18/12/41 HMS St Christopher for MLs 23/2/42 108th ML Flotilla Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone Commanding Officer HDML 1044 4/42 TLt 18/6/44 151st ML Flotilla Based on Portsmouth Commanding Officer HDML 1403 1/8/44 HMS Hornet
- TSLt F B Rumsey RANVR 108th ML Flotilla Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone HDML 1044 7/4/44
- TSLt T F Shirley RNVR TASLt 24/7/44 108th ML Flotilla Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone TSLt 24/1/45 HDML 1044 24/1/45
Wartime Activities
- 1/1/42 108th ML Flotilla
Based at Freetown, Sierra Leone
ML 1044, ML 1050, ML 1065 and ML 1066 have been delivered.
ML 1028, ML 1076, ML 1077and ML 1078 are on the Clyde awaiting freighting - 1/8/42 Wellington aircraft made a forced landing alongside ML 1044 at Bathurst; the crew was rescued
- 17/12/42 Anti-submarine Trawler HMS HMS Portsdown with ML 1044 and ML 1066 sailed from Freetown for Bathurst escorting one merchant vessel
- 21/12/42 Anti-submarine Trawler HMS HMS Portsdown with ML 1044 and ML 1066 arrived in Bathurst from escort duties
- 8/4/43 HMS Bridgewater with ML 1044 and ML 1141 arrived in Dakar from Bathurst
- 9/4/43 F.S. La Gracieuse arrived in Dakar from a submarine hunt with ML 1044 and ML 1141.
- 24/4/43 ML 1044 with FS Victoria arrived in Port Etienne.
Post War History
- 11/45 For disposal in West Africa
