| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Ocean boarding vessel |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | F 103 |
| Built by | William Gray & Co. (Hartepool, U.K.) : Central Marine Engineering (West Hartepool, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 3 May 1938 |
| Commissioned | 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Cargo (ref.) vessel completed in August 1938. Requisitioned by the Admiralty in August 1940. Displacement: 3122 GRT. Dimensions: 105.4 x 15.3. Armament: 2 6" guns (2x1), 1 12pdr AA gun, 4 .303" MG AA (4x1). Speed: 14.5 knots. Became a training ship in the second half of 1943. Returned to her owner in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Corinthian (F 103)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Cdr. Ernest James Rigby Pollitt, RNR | 17 Sep 1940 | 13 Aug 1943 |
| 2 | A/Cdr. (emergency) Selwyn Gerold Caygill Rawson, RN | 13 Aug 1943 | early 1945 |
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Notable events involving Corinthian include:
26 Mar 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with aircraft and HMS Corinthian (A/Cdr. E.J.R. Pollitt, RNR). (1)
27 Mar 1942
HMS H 50 (Lt. M.L.C. Crawford, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Richmond (Lt.Cdr. A.F.L. Evans, RN), HMS Corinthian (A/Cdr. E.J.R. Pollitt, RNR), HMS Viscount (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Waterhouse, RN) and HMS Sabre (Lt. R.L. Caple, DSC, RN). (2)
28 Mar 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Primrose (Lt.Cdr. (retired) A. Ayre, RNR), HMS Viscount (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Waterhouse, RN) and HMS Corinthian (A/Cdr. E.J.R. Pollitt, RNR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6379 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17271
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.