Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bangor |
Pennant | J 131 |
Mod | Turbine engined |
Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) : Whites M.E. |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1939 |
Laid down | 6 Sep 1940 |
Launched | 22 Jul 1941 |
Commissioned | 21 May 1942 |
End service | |
History | Sold 1 January 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Ardrossan (J 131)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Edward Frederick Durrant, RN | 10 Apr 1942 | 19 Jun 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. Guy Fairburn Alderson-Smith, RNVR | 19 Jun 1943 | 2 Jan 1945 |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Daniel Walter Scholes, RNVR | 2 Jan 1945 | mid/late45 |
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