Commanding Officers



Lieutenant Commander L St G Rich DSO	25 October 1944 - July 1945
Commander A L Hobson	July 1945 - 12 June 1946
Commander R J Trowbridge	1956-58
Commander M M Dunlop DSC	1958-59
Commander C H Fothergill	1959-60
Commander J W Pertwee	1960
Commander P Jackson	1961-62
Commander G M K Brewer	1964-65
Commander M Sands	1965-66
Commander R J Bates	1966-68
Commander D J R Chapman	1968-69


Commander Richard John Trowbridge - CO 1956-58


Rear Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge KCVO pictured when Governor of Western Australia 1980-83. He was born on the 21st January 1920 and joined the Royal Navy as a boy seaman in 1935, at the age of 15 then commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant 5 years later in 1940. He died on the 4th May 2003.


Commander M M Dunlop DSC - CO 1956-58. He emigrated to Australia shortly after his command and tragically died soon after.


Commander J W Pertwee - CO 1960


Commander Martin Sands RN - CO 1965-66


Commander Richard John Bates RN - CO 1966-68. (Picture taken when the ship was being prepared for her last commission after a short DED period). He was fondly remembered at the 2006 Reunion as a hard but fair man who gained the respect of all on board during his time in command. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on 6th April 2022 aged 91.