Any of the navy forum members got any additional info or pictures on her? She seems to be fairly well documented at first glimpse via Google but wondered if there was anything in your books on her. Pictures: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=HMS+Beryl.+armed+trawler&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=3-1OU_ufKM7G7AbThIGgCQ&ved=0CEkQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=622 http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6311.html
Hello Andy interesting ship IT WAS the Beverley-built trawler which held firm during one of the bitterest sieges of the Second World War. Seventy years ago, the HMS Beryl – which had been requisitioned by the Royal Navy – played an important role in defending Malta. The trawler, built by Cook Welton & Gemmell, proved a vital line of defence in the port of Valletta, the Mediterranean island’s capital, during a two-year-long bombardment by German and Italian forces. “Throughout that grim siege of Malta, it was reputed to be the only Royal Navy surface ship that stayed afloat,” said Dr Robb Robinson, of the University of Hull’s Maritime Historical Studies Centre. “She was nicknamed The Flagship of Malta, after historical vessels which had often defended the island and became a symbol of defiance for the people.” Read more: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Beverley-built-HMS-Beryl-true-World-War-hero/story-18167946-detail/story.html#ixzz2z5luywKm
Pictures courtesy of Fleetwood Maritime Heritage Trust S.T. Red Knight LO445 Launched 1933 as Lady Adelaide 1939 re-named HMS Beryl http://www.fleetwood-trawlers.info/index.php/2009/01/st-red-knight-lo445/
The trawlers of the Royal Navy had a proud record but few could match HMS Beryl. This is the online version of the book Trawlers Go To War which has a lot about the adventures of HMS Beryl. TRAWLERS GO TO WAR
