Allied Warships

HMS Flying Fish (J 370)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAlgerine 
PennantJ 370 
ModReciprocating engined 
Built byRedfern Construction Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered25 Nov 1942 
Laid down30 Oct 1943 
Launched16 Feb 1944 
Commissioned14 Oct 1944 
End service 
History

Sold to the Ceylon Navy on 7 October 1949.

 
Former nameHMCS Tillsonburg

Commands listed for HMS Flying Fish (J 370)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. (retired) Frederick George Rogers, RD, RNR14 Oct 1944early 1945

2T/A/Lt.Cdr. Sydney George Wallace, RNZNVR4 Apr 19457 Sep 1945
3T/A/Lt.Cdr. Maurice John Driver, DSC, RNVR7 Sep 1945late 1945

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