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Allied Warships

HMS Hebe (J 24)

Minesweeper of the Halcyon class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassHalcyon 
PennantJ 24 
Built byDevonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down27 Apr, 1936 
Launched28 Oct, 1936 
Commissioned23 Oct, 1937 
Lost22 Nov, 1943 
Loss position41.08N, 16.52E (See a map)
 
History

HMS Hebe (Lt. Arthur Lewis Gulvin, RN) was sunk off Bari, Italy in position 41º08'N, 16º52'E after striking a mine laid by U-453 on 11 November 1943.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. John Bruce Goodenough Temple, RN
22 August 1939 – 27 May 1942
DSC awarded on 7 June 1940

Lt.Cdr. George Mowatt, RD, RNR
27 May 1942 – 22 November 1943 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 22 Nov, 1943 by U-453 (Schlippenbach).

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