Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Anti-Aircraft ship |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | D 69 |
Mod | Seagoing |
Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 16 Dec 1936 |
Commissioned | 1 Oct 1941 |
Lost | 12 Nov 1942 |
History | Completed in June 1937. Displacement: 2376 GRT Armamant: 6 4" AA guns (3x2), 8 2pdr AA (2x4) In the early morning of 12 November, HMS Tynwald (Capt. (retired) Philip George Wodehouse, DSO, RN) was at short notice, ready to sail from 0445 hrs onwards, in the expectation of an Axis air raid at dawn. She was anchored next to monitor HMS Roberts. |
Commands listed for HMS Tynwald (D 69)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | A/Capt. (retired) Frederic Thornton Peters, DSO, DSC, RN | 1 Aug 1941 | 24 Aug 1942 |
2 | Capt. (retired) Philip George Wodehouse, DSO, RN | 24 Aug 1942 | 11 Nov 1942 |
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Notable events involving Tynwald include:
10 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Cape Mariato (T/Lt. H.T.S. Clouston, RNVR), HMS Rye (Lt. J.A. Pearson, DSC, RNR), HMS Tynwald (A/Capt. (retired) F.T. Peters, DSO, DSC, RN) and HMS Southern Wave (Skr. J. May, RNR). (1)
12 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G. Donald, RNVR) and HMS Tynwald (A/Capt.(Retd.) F.T. Peters, DSO, DSC, RN). (1)
13 Dec 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Bellwort (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.G. Donald, RNVR) and HMS Tynwald (A/Capt. (retired) F.T. Peters, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Whitethorn (T/Lt. W.J. Griffiths, RNR) and another vessel. (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6369 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)