Allied Warships

HMS Aries (J 284)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Algerine
Pennant	J 284
Built by	Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Ordered
Laid down	23 Mar 1942
Launched	19 Sep 1942
Commissioned	17 Jul 1943
End service
Loss position

History	Returned to the United States Navy in 1946. Became the Greek Armatolos in 1947. Commanding Officers: Cdr. William Butler Tanner, RD, RNR 27 April 1943 – 1 November 1943 Promoted to Capt. on 30 June 1943 A/Cdr. Michael Anthony Ormus Biddulph, DSC, RN 1 November 1943 – 25 July 1944 Lt.Cdr. Roger Stannard Cameron, DSC and Bar, RNZNVR 25 July 1944 – August 1945 Promoted to Cdr. on ??? A/Lt.Cdr. George Henry Cook, RN August 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List
Former name	USS Aries (AM 327)

Commands listed for HMS Aries (J 284)

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	Commander	From	To
1	William Butler Tanner, RD, RNR	27 Apr 1943	1 Nov 1943
2	Lt. Michael Anthony Ormus Biddulph, RN	1 Nov 1943	25 Jul 1944
3	Cdr. Roger Stannard Cameron, RNZNVR	25 Jul 1944	Aug 1945
4	Lt. George Henry Cook, RN	Aug 1945	1 Mar 1946

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