Allied Warships

HMS Lysander (J 379)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAlgerine 
PennantJ 379 
Built byPort Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 Jun 1943 
Launched11 Nov 1943 
Commissioned21 Nov 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped 23 November 1957.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. Harold Johnson, RNR
21 November 1944 – 17 March 1945

Lt.Cdr. Charles David Sampson, DSC, RNVR
17 March 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 
Former nameHMCS Hespeler

Commands listed for HMS Lysander (J 379)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Harold Johnson, RNR21 Nov 194417 Mar 1945
2Lt.Cdr. Charles David Sampson, DSC, RNVR17 Mar 1945Oct 1945 ?

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