Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS I |
Pennant | J 753 |
Built by | Le Blanc Shipbuilding (Weymouth, Canada) |
Ordered | 30 Jan 1942 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 4 Mar 1943 |
Commissioned | 7 Sep 1943 |
End service | |
History | Sold in February 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 253 (J 753)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Henry Francis Defrates, RNR | Dec 1943 | 14 Feb 1944 |
2 | T/Skr. Jonathan Carne Hodge, RNR | 14 Feb 1944 | 21 Nov 1944 |
3 | T/A/Skr.Lt. Sydney Albert Spore, RNR | 21 Nov 1944 | late 1945 |
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