Allied Warships

HMS Kellett (J 05)

Minesweeper of the Hunt class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Hunt
Pennant	J 05
Built by	William Simons & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched	31 May 1919
Commissioned	Jun 1919
End service
Loss position

History	Sold 20 March 1945. Commanding Officers: HMS Kellett was part of the Reserve fleet at the start of the Second World War Cdr. Reginald Cecil Haskett-Smith, RN 22 February 1940 – December 1940 A/Cdr. John Curthoys Richards, RN December 1940 – 2 March 1942 Cdr. Harry Ernest Huston Nicholls, DSC, RN 2 March 1942 – 15 June 1942 Cdr. Auberon Charles Alan Campbell Duckworth, DSO, RN 15 June 1942 – 25 October 1942 Cdr. Harry Ernest Huston Nicholls, DSC, RN 25 October 1942 – 4 October 1943 Cdr. John Foster Cochrane, RN 4 October 1943 – 17 September 1944 T/Lt. Leslie Herbert Waller, RNVR 17 September 1944 – still listed in the October 1944 Navy List HMS Kellet is not listed in the January 1945 Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Kellett (J 05)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. Reginald Cecil Haskett-Smith, RN	22 Feb 1940	Dec 1940
2	Lt.Cdr. John Curthoys Richards, RN	Dec 1940	2 Mar 1942
3	Cdr. Harry Ernest Huston Nicholls, RN	2 Mar 1942	15 Jun 1942
4	Auberon Charles Alan Campbell Duckworth, RN	15 Jun 1942	25 Oct 1942
5	Cdr. Harry Ernest Huston Nicholls, RN	25 Oct 1942	4 Oct 1943
6	Cdr. John Foster Cochrane, RN	4 Oct 1943	17 Sep 1944
7	Leslie Herbert Waller, RNVR	17 Sep 1944	Oct 1944 ?

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