| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor minesweeper |
| Class | MMS I |
| Pennant | J 533 |
| Built by | J & G Forbes & Co. Ltd. (Sandhaven, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 17 Jan 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 12 Mar 1941 |
| Commissioned | 20 Jun 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in July 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 33 (J 533)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | C B Jewell, RNVR | 5 May 1942 | 18 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | W Purdam, RNVR | 18 Jan 1945 | early 1946 |
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Notable events involving MMS 33 include:
Crew 1941-1944
J533 MMS33
LT C Jewell CO, London.
LT ? Hatch No.1 (Jimmy), Blackpool.
Chief PO R. Lowrie Coxswain. (Killed on deck July 1943 Sicily)
Leading Seaman Dave Findlay, Motherwell.
Unknown rank, Bone, put ashore ill in N.Africa 1942.
Chief PO Eng., D. Ball, Wirral. Relieved Bone in Nov. 1942
PO McCreath, Girvan, Ayrshire.
Wireless Op., Williams, Burnham on Sea.
Signalman, Robinson, Lancashire.
Steward, W. Freeman, Birmingham.
Cook, P. Routledge, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Wireman, Sibley, London.
Seaman Gunner, N. Harrington, London.
Seaman, Morrison, Stornoway.
Seaman, McAllister, Glasgow.
Seaman, Goldsmith, Kings Lynn.
Seaman, P. Haylett, Norwich.
R. Horn, Stoker, Finedon, Northhants.
D. Hughes, Stoker, Grimsby. Relieved Feb 1944 in Malta.
Rest of crew were relieved in June 1944. Crew returned to the UK. MMS33 was left in Malta. (1)
Sources
- Personal communication