Hi Paul
No tallies were made for the trawlers used for minesweeping in the Falklands. The reason for this was quite simple - there simply wasn't time and there were more important things to do!
I have seen the HMS tallies you refer to (I've actually got an H.M.S. Northella tally somewhere) but they are not official issue.
All the trawlers were returned to their owners upon their return from the Falklands. However in 1983 Northella returned to work with the Royal Navy when she was converted into a Navigational Training Ship. But she remained MV Northella NOT HMS Northella and she flew the Blue Ensign (signifying government service) rather than the White Ensign. She continued in this role until 1998. The only time that she (and the other trawlers) bore the prefix H.M.S. was when they were commissioned as minesweepers during the Falklands War. And, as stated earlier, their crews were issued with H.M.S. tallies.
Pete
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