Minesweeper of the Bangor class
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 128 |
| Built by | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 May, 1940 |
| Launched | 7 Oct, 1940 |
| Commissioned | 4 Apr, 1941 |
| Lost | 9 Nov, 1942 |
| Loss position | 31.26N, 27.16E (See a map) |
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| History | HMS Cromer (Cdr. Robert Hearfield Stephenson, DSO, RN) was mined and sunk off Mersa Matruh, Egypt in position 31º26'N, 27º16'E.
Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Arthur Edward Coles, RNR
10 March 1941 – 1 July 1941
Cdr. Robert Henry Vivian Sivewright, RN (retired)
1 July 1941 – 24 October 1941
Cdr. Robert Hearfield Stephenson, DSO, RN
24 October 1941 - 9 November 1942+` |
| Noteable events involving Cromer include: 9 Nov, 1942
HMS Cromer (Cdr R.H. Stephenson, DSC, RN) sailed from Alexandria with 2 other units of the 14 Minesweeping Flotilla HMS Cromarty and HMS Boston to clear the route for a coastal convoy heading for Bardia.
At position 31º27'N, 27º16'E, 46 nautical miles west of Marsa Matruh, Cromer detonated a magnetic mine from Italian barrage "MM", laid in the area on 7 August 1942 by the destroyers Antonio Pigafetta (Capt. Enrico Mirti della Valle) and Giovanni da Verazzano (Cdr. Carlo Rossi). |
