Allied Warships

HMS MMS 62 (J 562)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 562 
Built byMacduff Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (Macduff, Scotland, U.K.) 
Ordered5 Sep 1940 
Laid down 
Launched9 Feb 1942 
Commissioned15 Jun 1942 
End service 
History

Sold in November 1945

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 62 (J 562)

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CommanderFromTo
1Skr. John Davidson Hastie, DSC, RNR20 Jun 194224 Oct 1943
2A H Barrett, RNVR24 Oct 194315 Jun 1945
3T/A/Ch.Skr. (T/A/Skr.Lt.) George Henry Burrell, RNR15 Jun 194523 Aug 1945
4T/A/Skr.Lt. Robert Charles Allen, DSC, RNR23 Aug 1945late 1945

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