| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bourrasque |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | F.&Ch de la Mediterranee (La Seyne, France) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1923 |
| Launched | 6 Jun 1925 |
| Commissioned | 6 Jul 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Captured by the British at Plymouth on 3 July 1940. Returned to mainland France by her Britsh crew on 25 August 1945. Stricken 17 February 1950. |
Commands listed for HMS Mistral
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Claude Henry Brooks, RAN | 6 Jul 1940 | 22 Sep 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt. Charles Edward Stuart Basil St. George Beal, RN | 22 Sep 1940 | 22 Oct 1940 | |
| 3 | Cdr. Claude Henry Brooks, RAN | 22 Oct 1940 | 19 Mar 1941 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Gerald Donald Anderson, RN | 19 Mar 1941 | Jan 1942 | |
| 5 | Lt. Roland Maurice Roberts, RNR | Jan 1942 | 5 Feb 1942 | |
| 6 | Lt. Sidney John Parsons, DSC, RN | 5 Feb 1942 | 9 Feb 1942 | |
| 7 | A/Cdr. (retired) Christopher Montague Vernon Francis Dalrymple-Hay, RN | 9 Feb 1942 | Dec 1942 | |
| 8 | Lt. John Humphrey Michael Sowry, RNVR | Nov 1943 | 21 Feb 1945 | |
| 9 | Lt. Derek George Smeeton, RN | 21 Feb 1945 | mid 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Mistral include:
9 May 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. W.N.R. Knox, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Mistral (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Anderson, RN). (1)
9 Jul 1941
HMS H 32 (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Mistral (Lt.Cdr. G.D. Anderson, RN) and HMS La Cordeliere. (2)
7 May 1944
HMS Unrivalled (Lt. D.S. Brown, RNVR) departed Rothesay for Heysham. She was escorted by HMS Mistral (Lt. J.H.M. Sowry, RNVR). (3)
1 Sep 1944
HMS Ultor (Lt. G.E. Hunt, DSC and Bar, RN) departed Holy Loch for Blyth. She was escorted by HMS Mistral (Lt. J.H.M. Sowry, RNVR) until 2130/2 when HMS Hamlet (A/Skr.Lt. J.A. MacTean, RNR) took over the escort. (4)
1 Nov 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Keppel (Cdr. I.J. Tyson, DSO, DSC, RNR), HMS Milford (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Slade, RN) and HMS Mistral (Lt. J.H.M. Sowry, RNVR) served as targets. (5)
13 Nov 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Mistral (Lt. J.H.M. Sowry, RNVR) served as target. (5)
Sources
- ADM 173/16781
- ADM 173/16741
- ADM 173/19223
- ADM 173/19172
- ADM 173/18627
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.