Allied Warships

HMS Blackbird (M 15)

Minelayer of the Isles class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinelayer
ClassIsles 
PennantM 15 
ModMinelayer 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : C.D. Holmes (Hull, U.K.) 
Ordered29 May 1942 
Laid down30 Nov 1942 
Launched20 Feb 1943 
Commissioned9 Jun 1943 
End service 
HistorySold in 1948. 
Former nameSheppey (i)

Commands listed for HMS Blackbird (M 15)

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1T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Carr, RNRMay 1943mid/late45

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