Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS I |
Pennant | J 709 |
Built by | George Forbes (Peterhead, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 8 Dec 1941 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 30 Jun 1942 |
Commissioned | 20 Oct 1942 |
End service | |
History | Sold in November 1945 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 209 (J 709)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Norman Francis Beaver, RANVR | 26 Sep 1942 | 3 Sep 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. Thomas Arnold Steele Drake, RNVR | 3 Sep 1943 | 29 Jun 1944 |
3 | T/Lt. Victor Trevor Williams, RNVR | 29 Jun 1944 | late 1944 |
4 | H G Pye, RNVR | late 1944 | 3 Apr 1945 |
5 | A D Washington, RNVR | 3 Apr 1945 | 24 Jul 1945 |
6 | R D Bennett, RNVR | 24 Jul 1945 | late 1945 |
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