836 Naval Air Squadron

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History 
1. March 1942 836 NAS formed at Palisadoes, Jamaica
29. July 1945 836 NAS disbanded at RNAS Maydown
Planes:
 

 

 

 Mar. 1942 - Feb. 1943
Swordfish I		      
 

 

 

 Mar. 1943 - Jun. 1945
Swordfish II & III		  
         
836 NAS Deployments 
2. June 1942 - 27. June 1942 HMS Bitter - Swordfish I & II -
14. May 1943 -10. June 1943 MV Empire MacAlpine - Swordfish I & II -
19. June 1943 - 5. July 1943 MV Empire MacAlpine - Swordfish I & II -
         
836 NAS Flights
836A Flight
- MV Empire MacColl - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacCabe - Swordfish II -
836B Flight
- MV Empire MacAlpine - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacMahon - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacAndrew - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacDermott - Swordfish II -
836C Flight
- MV Empire MacRae - Swordfish II -
- MV Amastra - Swordfish II -
836D Flight
- MV Empire MacKay - Swordfish II -
- MV Ancylus - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacAlpine - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacRae - Swordfish II -
836E Flight
- MV Amastra - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacColl - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacKendrick - Swordfish II -
836F Flight
- MV Acavus - Swordfish II -
- MV Alexia - Swordfish II -
17. April 1944 - 26. April 1944 HMS Activity - Swordfish II -
836G Flight
- MV Ancylus - Swordfish II -
- MV Adula - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacMahon - Swordfish II -
836H Flight
- MV Empire MacAndrew - Swordfish II -
- MV Miralda - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacCabe - Swordfish II -
836J Flight
- MV Empire MacMahon - Swordfish II -
- MV Alexia - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacColl - Swordfish II -
836K Flight
- MV Empire MacCallum - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacDermott - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacCallum - Swordfish II -
836L Flight
- MV Rapana - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacRae - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacKendrick - Swordfish II -
- MV Alexia - Swordfish II -
836M Flight
- MV Empire MacAndrew - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacKendrick - Swordfish II -
19. October 1944  - 28. Octover 1944 HMS Campania - Swordfish II -
31. October 1944 - 16. November 1944 HMS Campania - Swordfish II -
- MV Adula - Swordfish II -
836N Flight
- MV Empire MacCabe - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacDermott - Swordfish II -
836P Flight
- MV Adula - Swordfish II -
- MV Miralda - Swordfish II -
836Q Flight
- MV Miralda - Swordfish II -
- MV Alexia - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacColl - Swordfish II -
836R Flight
- MV Empire MacCallum - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacAndrew - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacKay - Swordfish II -
836U Flight
- MV Empire MacAlpine - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacRae - Swordfish II -
836V Flight
- MV Acavus - Swordfish II -
836W Flight
- MV Empire MacKay - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacMahon - Swordfish II -
836X Flight
- MV Rapana - Swordfish II -
836Y Flight
- MV Empire MacCallum - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacAlpine - Swordfish II -
836Z Flight
- MV Empire MacKendrick - Swordfish II -
- MV Empire MacAndrew - Swordfish II -
         
836 NAS Home Port Assignments
Palisadoes, Jamaica

1. Mar. 1942

2. Jun. 1942
RNAS Lee-on-Solent 27. Jun. 1942 9. Aug. 1942
RNAS Machrihanish 9. Aug. 1942 24. Sep. 1942
RNAS Crail 24. Sep. 1942 28. Oct. 1942
RNAS Machrihanish 28. Oct. 1942 26. Nov. 1942
RNAS St. Merryn 26. Nov. 1942 30. Dec. 1942
Thoney Island 30. Dec. 1942 16. Mar. 1943
RNAS Machrihanish 16. Mar. 1943 27. Mar. 1943
RNAS Ballykelley 27. Mar. 1943 5. May 1943
RNAS Machrihanish 5. May 1943 14. May 1943
RNAS Dartmouth 10. Jun. 1943 19. Jun. 1943
RNAS Maydown 5. Jul. 1943 6. Jul. 1943
RNAS Belfast 6. Jul. 1943 5. Jul. 1943
RNAS Maydown 5. Jul. 1943 29. Jul 1945
         
836 NAS Commanding Officers 
Lt-Cdr J.A. Crawford, RN 1. Mar. 1942 9. Jul. 1942
Lt-Cdr R.W. Slater, DSC, RN 9. Jul. 1942 29. Jun. 1944
Lt-Cdr J.R.C. Callander, RN 29. Jun. 1944  5. Mar. 1945
Lt-Cdr(A) F.G.B. Sheffield, DSC, RNVR  5. Mar. 1945 29. Jul 1945
         

History 

The squadron officially formed for the first time at Palisadoes, Jamaica in March 1942 as a torpedo bomber reconnaissance Swordfish squadron, subsequently embarking on HMS Biter in June 1942 for the UK where it joined RAF Coastal Command in January 1943 for operations in the English Channel from RAF Thorney Island.
In March 1943 the squadron transferred to RAF Machrihanish to become an Operational Pool for merchant aircraft carriers (MAC-ships) for North Atlantic convoy protection duties, increasing to 27 Swordfish and 2 Walruses in August 1943. Subsequently after the Walruses had been discarded the squadron was given primary responsibility for all MAC-ship flights, each consisting of 3-4 Swordfish. After November 1943, 860 Netherlands squadron was brought under the umbrella of 836 squadron, both forming the MAC-ship Wing controlling 83 aircraft, operating from 19 MAC-ships.
After VE Day the squadron’s task was no longer necessary and the squadron disbanded at RMAS Maydown in July 1945.

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last update 12. January 2020

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