Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS I |
Pennant | J 585 |
Built by | Wivenhoe Shipyard Ltd. (Wivenhoe, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 5 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 14 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 Jul 1942 |
End service | |
History | Sold in July 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 85 (J 585)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | A E Alexander, RNVR | 18 Jun 1942 | 21 Aug 1942 |
2 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Lincoln Brandreth Parry, RANVR | 21 Aug 1942 | May 1944 |
3 | M E H Le Gallais, RNVR | May 1944 | Jan 1945 |
4 | T/Lt. Leonard William Joiner, RNVR | Jan 1945 | early 1946 |
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