Allied Warships

HMS MMS 65 (J 565)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 565 
Built byHusband's Yacht Yard (Cracknor, England, U.K.) 
Ordered5 Sep 1940 
Laid down 
Launched16 Jan 1942 
Commissioned27 Jul 1942 
End service 
History

To Turkey on 14 May 1946

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 65 (J 565)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. James McGregor Alexander, RNVR6 Jul 194220 Sep 1944
2R H Powell, RNVR20 Sep 194423 Jan 1945
3N L N Ashley, RNVR23 Jan 1945Mar 1946

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