| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Shakespearian |
| Pennant | T 167 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 12 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 21 Feb 1940 |
| Launched | 24 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 30 January 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Hamlet (T 167)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Charles Robertson, RNR | 6 Nov 1940 | 30 Dec 1940 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Henry Harcus Bolton, RNVR | 30 Dec 1940 | 25 May 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. John Craig Boyd, RNVR | 25 May 1943 | 28 Dec 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt. David John Morris, DSC, RNR | 28 Dec 1943 | 17 Aug 1944 |
| 5 | A/Skr.Lt. Jock Alan MacTean, RNR | 17 Aug 1944 | 11 Aug 1945 |
| 6 | J W Brown, RNVR | 11 Aug 1945 | 29 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Hamlet include:
22 Apr 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) departed Scapa Flow for Lerwick where she arrived later the same day. She was escorted by the British M/S trawler HMS Hamlet (T/Lt. H.H. Bolton, RNVR). (1)
13 Oct 1943
HMS Storm (T/Lt. E.P. Young, DSC, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises with USS Corry (Lt.Cdr. L.B. Ensey, USN), HMS Brissenden (Lt. the Hon. D.D.E. Vivian, RN), HMS Hamlet (T/Lt. J.C. Boyd, RNVR) and HMS Celia (T/Lt. L.B. Merrick, RNR). (2)
6 Jul 1944
HMS Shakespeare (Lt. D. Swanston, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Mermaid (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Mosse, RN), HMS Hamlet (T/Lt. J.C. Boyd, RNVR) and HMS Graemsay (A/Skr.Lt. A.R. Lewis, RNR). (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)
6 Mar 1945
HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R. Lawrence, RN), HMS Votary (Lt. P.M. Staveley, RN) and HMS Stubborn (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) all departed Blyth for Scapa Flow / Lerwick. They were escorted by HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. W.E. Turner, RNVR) until 0900/27 when HMS Hamlet (A/Skr.Lt. J.A. MacTean, RNR) took over. (5)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6390 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18123
- ADM 173/18719
- ADM 173/19172
- ADM 173/20330 + ADM 199/1444
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.