| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 264 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 1 Oct 1936 |
| Commissioned | Oct 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 16 November 1936. Returned to her owner in February 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS St. Kenan (FY 264)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Abraham Goodings, RNR | 22 Oct 1939 | 14 Feb 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Albert William James, RNR | 14 Feb 1940 | 24 Jun 1940 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Herbert James Beverley, RNR | 24 Jun 1940 | 20 Jan 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Robert Roy Simpson, RNR | 20 Jan 1941 | 24 Sep 1942 |
| 5 | Lt. John Mackay, RNR | 24 Sep 1942 | mid/late43 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Albert William James, RNR | mid/late43 | Dec 1943 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Stanley Leith Friend, RNVR | Dec 1943 | Jan 1944 |
| 8 | T/Lt. John Basil Newland, RNVR | Jan 1944 |
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Notable events involving St. Kenan include:
16 Aug 1940
HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. H.J. Beverley, RNR) picks up nine survivors from the Swedish merchant Nils Gorthon that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-60 about 25 nautical miles north-north-east of Malin Head in position 55°45'N, 07°05'W.
18 Sep 1940
HMS Talisman (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Francis, RN) departed from Falmouth for Portsmouth. She was escorted by HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. H.J. Beverley, RNR). (1)
3 Jan 1941
During 3/4 January 1941, HMS H 43 (Lt. I.L.M. McGeogh, RN), conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. H.J. Beverley, DSC, RNR). These included night exercises. (2)
20 Sep 1941
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.W.D. Coombe, RN) departed Londonderry for Rothesay. She was escorted by HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. R.R. Simpson, RNR).
22 Sep 1941
HMS H 28 (Lt. P.S. Skelton, RN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. She was escorted by HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. R.R. Simpson, RNR). (3)
23 Oct 1941
HrMs O 9 (Lt. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) departed Rothesay for Londonderry. She was escorted by HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. R.R. Simpson, RNR). (4)
1 Nov 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.C.G. Mars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Vizalma (T/A/Lt. J.R. Anglebeck, RNVR) and HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. R.R. Simpson, RNR). (5)
13 Sep 1942
HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. R.R. Simpson, RNR) picks up survivors from the American merchant Oliver Ellsworth that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-408 about 100 nautical miles south-west of Spitsbergen in position 75°52'N, 07°55'E.
19 Nov 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS St. Kenan (T/Lt. J.B. Newland, RNVR) and HMS Cape Portland (T/Lt. D.O. Denton, RNVR). (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/16584
- ADM 173/16768
- ADM 173/16721
- File 2.12.03.6368 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/16787
- ADM 173/19423
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.