Allied Warships

HMS Sharpshooter (J 68)

Minesweeper of the Halcyon class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassHalcyon 
PennantJ 68 
Built byDevonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down8 Jun 1936 
Launched10 Dec 1936 
Commissioned17 Dec 1937 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped in 1960.

Commanding Officers:
Cdr. Jack Peterson, DSC, RN
10 April 1939 - ???

Lt. Andrew Edward Doran, RN
??? – 15 October 1940

Lt.Cdr. David Lampen, RN
15 October 1940 - 20 May 1942

Lt. William Leslie O’Mara, RN
20 May 1942 – November 1944
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 9 June 1942
DSC awarded on 23 March 1943

Lt.Cdr. David Allan Robert Malcolm Ramsay, DSC, RN
November 1944 – June 1945

Lt.Cdr. Robert Bill, DSO, RN
June 1945 – 31 July 1945

Lt.Cdr. Ernest Edward Croome, RN
31 July 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Sharpshooter (J 68)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. Jack Peterson, RN10 Apr 1939???

2Lt. Andrew Edward Doran, RN???15 Oct 1940
3David Lampen, RN15 Oct 194020 May 1942
4Lt. William Leslie O'Mara, RN20 May 1942Nov 1944
5Lt. David Allan Robert Malcolm Ramsay, RNNov 1944Jun 1945
6Lt.Cdr. Robert Bill, RNJun 194531 Jul 1945
7Ernest Edward Croome, RN31 Jul 194510 Feb 1946

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Noteable events involving Sharpshooter include:


24 Mar 1942
The German submarine U-655 was sunk in the Barents Sea, in approximate position 73º00'N, 21º00'E, after being rammed by the British minesweeper HMS Sharpshooter (Lt.Cdr. D. Lampen, RN). (see map)

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