| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 183 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 24 Feb 1936 |
| Commissioned | Dec 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in March 1936. Returned to her owner in November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Berkshire (FY 183)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Kenneth Prat Alliston, RANVR | 4 Aug 1941 | 10 Dec 1941 |
| 2 | Skr. Alfred Herbert Sandford, RNR | 10 Dec 1941 | 4 Jun 1942 |
| 3 | T/Skr. William Patterson, RNR | 4 Jun 1942 | 20 Jan 1943 |
| 4 | Skr. George Bruce, RNR | 20 Jan 1943 | Dec 1943 |
| 5 | A/Skr.Lt. Alfred Herbert Sandford, RNR | Dec 1943 | 25 Jun 1944 |
| 6 | A/Ch.Skr. Charles Raymond Blowers, RNR | 25 Jun 1944 |
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Notable events involving Berkshire include:
2 Jun 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises in the Firth of Forth with HMS Brimness (Skr. A.E. Larner, RNR), HMS Kingston Onyx, HMS Polka (T/Lt. I.A. Thorpe, MBE, RNVR) and HMS Berkshire (Skr. G. Bruce, RNR). (1)
3 Jun 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) conducted A/S exercises in the Firth of Forth with Verdun (Lt.Cdr. D. Parsons, RD, RNR), HMS Lady Beryl, HMS Polka (T/Lt. I.A. Thorpe, MBE, RNVR) and HMS Berkshire (Skr. G. Bruce, RNR). (1)
24 May 1944
HMS Tuna (A/Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) departed Blyth for Port H.H.Z. (Loch Cairnbawn). She was escorted by HMS Berkshire (A/Skr.Lt. A.H. Sandford, RNR). (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6390 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18146
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.