Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS I |
Pennant | J 517 |
Built by | Wivenhoe Shipyard Ltd. (Wivenhoe, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 17 Jan 1940 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 15 Feb 1941 |
Commissioned | 30 May 1941 |
End service | |
History | Sold in 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 17 (J 517)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | D G Silcock, RNVR | 15 May 1941 | 14 Mar 1945 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Murray Johnston, RNVR | 14 Mar 1945 | 1 May 1945 |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. George Verdon Gare, RNVR | 1 May 1945 | late 1945 |
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