HMS Flycatcher

One ship and three shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Flycatcher:HMS Flycatcher (1912) was an ex-Turkish motor patrol boat. Built in 1912 by Thornycroft, she was sunk on 9 November 1914 by HMS Espiegle in Shatt-al-Arab, salvaged, and returned to service late 1915, armed with 1 6-pounder gun and 1 machine gun. Sold c1923. HMS Flycatcher was a stone frigate for the Royal Navy's headquarters for its Mobile Naval Air Bases which supported their Fleet Air Arm units. It was based first at RNAS Ludham, Norfolk, between 4 September 1944 and 16 February 1945. It then moved to RNAS Middle Wallop, Hampshire, on 16 February 1945 and remained until paying off on 10 April 1946. HMS Flycatcher was recommissioned on 1 April 1947 for the Royal Navy presence located at RAF Kai Tak situated at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, decommissioning on New Year's Eve of 1947.