Allied Warships

HMS Albury (J 41)

Minesweeper of the Hunt class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassHunt 
PennantJ 41 
Built byAilsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Troon, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched21 Nov 1918 
Commissioned17 Feb 1919 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold 13 March 1947.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Colin Henry Corbet-Singleton, RN
21 August 1939 – June 1941
DSC awarded on ???

Lt. John Samuel Gordon-Christian, RN
June 1941 – 19 April 1943

T/Lt. Frederick Bradley, DSC, RNVR
19 April 1943 – 7 September 1944

T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Layland Dudley Hoare, RNR
7 September 1944 – 13 December 1944

Lt.Cdr. Norman Herbert Barton Bloye, RD, RNR
13 December 1944 – still in command in January 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Albury is not listed as active unit in the April 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Albury (J 41)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Colin Henry Corbet-Singleton, RN21 Aug 1939Jun 1941
2Lt. John Samuel Gordon-Christian, RNRJun 194119 Apr 1943
3Frederick Bradley, RNVR19 Apr 19437 Sep 1944
4Harry Layland Dudley Hoare, RNR7 Sep 194413 Dec 1944
5Norman Herbert Barton Bloye, RD, RNR13 Dec 1944Jan 1945 ?

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