| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 308 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) : White |
| Ordered | 25 Jun 1941 |
| Laid down | 22 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 5 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Belgian Navy on 9 August 1951. |
Commands listed for HMS Fancy (J 308)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Graham Allen Simmers, DSC, RNR | 7 Sep 1943 | 6 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Stuart Latham Stammwitz, RNVR | 26 Feb 1945 | Sep 1945 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Cyril William Armstrong, RNR | Sep 1945 | Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Fancy include:
26 Jan 1944
HMS Varangian (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR). (1)
27 Jan 1944
HMS Varangian (Lt. S.J. Fovargue, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR). (1)
31 Jan 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Recruit (T/Cdr. G.E.W.W. Bayly, RNVR) and HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR). (2)
1 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Recruit (T/Cdr. G.E.W.W. Bayly, RNVR), HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR), HMS Fort York (T/Lt. E.W. De la Mare, RNR) and HMS Steepholm (T/Lt. S.C. Dickenson, RNVR). (2)
2 Feb 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Steepholm (T/Lt. S.C. Dickenson, RNVR), HMS Recruit (T/Cdr. G.E.W.W. Bayly, RNVR) and HMS Fancy (A/Lt.Cdr. G.A. Simmers, DSC, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/19346
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.