Allied Warships

HMS MMS 297 (J 797)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 797 
Built byFrank Curtis (Par, England, U.K.) 
Ordered21 Aug 1942 
Laid down 
Launched21 Apr 1943 
Commissioned22 Aug 1943 
End service 
History

Sold in November 1958

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 297 (J 797)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Gordon Hibbs, DSC, RNVR9 Sep 19439 Dec 1943
2T/Lt. Erik Andersen, RNR9 Dec 19434 Oct 1944
3T/Lt. Thomas Stuart Forbes, RNVR4 Oct 194420 Sep 1945

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