Previous name:                      Progress
Subsequent name:                Hermit                                                       

Class:                                       TRINCULO Class Mooring Vessel

Pennant No:                            X35 / X01
Laid down:
Builder:                                    Simons & Co., Renfrew

Launched:                               24 January 1916
Into Service:                            January 1916
Out of service:
Fate:                                         Broken up

Items of historic interest involving this ship: -

24 January 1916 launched by Wm Simons & Co, Renfrew as Yard Nr 570 named PROGRESS

January 1916 completed. On Boom Defence duties at Sheerness along with BUFFALO

1916 renamed  ANCHORITE

 5 February 1916 Engineer Lieutenant Ralph Watson RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

29 May 1916 Lieutenant James T McCalmont RNR appeared before a court martial charge with (a) negligently performing the duty imposed upon him when ordered to embark provisions and stores on board His Majesty's Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessel Anchorite, and get the said vessel ready to sail, (b) wilful disobedience of the lawful command of his superior Officer in attempting to leave His Majesty's Dockyard, Sheerness, when ordered no to do so without his special permission, (c) drunk in His Majesty's Sub-Depot, Sheerness, (d) wilful disobedience to the lawful command of his superior Officer when ordered to deliver up the keys of his room and drawers of His Majesty's Royal Fleet Auxiliary Anchorite. Lieutenant McCalmont pleased Guilty to charge (d). Charges (a), (b) and (c) adjudged to be proved. Adjudged to be dismissed from his Majesties Royal Fleet Auxiliary Anchorite and to be severely reprimanded. Reference was made to the charge (a) drawn under Section 9 of the Naval Discipline Act, the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty called attention to the fact that the Court had no power to try on a charge drawn under this section.

1 July 1916 Lieutenant Frederick B Nicholson RNR appointed in command

30 July 1916 Rigger Walter Yell MMR discharged dead. He is buried in Brighlingsea (All Saints) Churchyard, Essex in Grave 4.6

Courtesy and © of The War Graves Photographic Project

11 November 1916 Rigger William Ruffell MMR discharged dead. He is buried in Brighlingsea (All Saints) Churchyard, Essex in Grave 6.2

12 November 1917 Lieutenant Rowland Jones RNR appointed in command

1918 Boom Defence duties ended and reverted to a Mooring Vessel

16 June 1919 Lieutenant Silvester Platts RNR appointed in command

13 August 1919 Engineer Lieutenant George T Beed RNR appointed as Chief Engineer Officer

19 January 1940 sailed Loch Ewe for Scapa Flow

27 September 1941 sailed Oban in Convoy WN 186

30 September 1941 convoy WN 186 arrived Methil

1944 Renamed Hermit

February 1948 demolition commenced by Metal Industries Ltd at Rosyth

Ships of the same name

Anchorite. A Submarine of the 1945 ‘A’ Class built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on the 31 August 1944, she was renamed ‘Amphion’.  Arrived at Inverkeithing for breaking up on the 6 July 1971.