Allied Warships

HMS MMS 71 (J 571)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 571 
Built byEast Anglian Constructors (Oulton Broad, England, U.K.) 
Ordered5 Sep 1940 
Laid down 
Launched4 Apr 1942 
CommissionedJun 1942 
End service 
History

Sold in November 1945

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 71 (J 571)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. George Verdon Gare, RNVR28 Jun 19421 May 1945
2H F Tagg, RNVR1 May 1945Aug 1945
3J Izod, RNVRAug 1945late 1945

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