Allied Warships

HMS Rattlesnake (J 297)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAlgerine 
PennantJ 297 
Built byLobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down5 Jun 1942 
Launched23 Feb 1943 
Commissioned23 Jun 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped in October 1959.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Arthur Edward Coles, RD, RNR
1 May 1943 – 12 January 1945
Promoted to Cdr. on ???

T/Lt.Cdr. William Milne Smith, DSC, RNR
12 January 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List.

 

Commands listed for HMS Rattlesnake (J 297)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Arthur Edward Coles, RD, RNR1 May 194312 Jan 1945
2T/Lt. William Milne Smith, RNR12 Jan 19451 Nov 1945

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