Allied Warships

HMS Speedy (J 17)

Minesweeper of the Halcyon class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassHalcyon 
PennantJ 17 
Built byWilliam Hamilton & Co. (Port Glasgow, Scotland): J.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Dec 1937 
Launched23 Nov 1938 
Commissioned7 Apr 1939 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold 5 November 1946.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. John Curthoys Richards, RN
April 1939 – 19 March 1941

Lt. John Geoffrey Brookes, RN
19 March 1941 – May 1943
DSC awarded on 24 March 1942

A/Cdr. Andrew Edward Doran, DSC, RN
May 1943 - ???

HMS Speedy in dockyard control during repairs

A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Louis Gerard Dutton, RNR
1 March 1944 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List 

Commands listed for HMS Speedy (J 17)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. John Curthoys Richards, RNApr 193919 Mar 1941
2Lt. John Geoffrey Brookes, RN19 Mar 1941May 1943
3Lt.Cdr. Andrew Edward Doran, RNMay 1943???

4Lt. Wilfred Louis Gerard Dutton, RNR1 Mar 1944Oct 1945 ?

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