| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 384 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 20 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 6 Sep 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 23 October 1958. |
Commands listed for HMS Rowena (J 384)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. (retired) George Collas Hocart, DSC, RNR | Jun 1944 | Sep 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Stuart Latham Stammwitz, RNVR | Sep 1945 | Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Rowena include:
3 Nov 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Malta, with aircraft and HMS Rowena (Lt.Cdr. G.C. Hogart, DSC, RNR).
Later this day D/G trials were carried out. (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19452
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.