Allied Warships

HMS Fareham (J 89)

Minesweeper of the Hunt class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassHunt 
PennantJ 89 
Built byDunlop Bremner & Co. (Glasgow, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched7 Jun 1918 
CommissionedAug 1918 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Became a base ship in 1944 being renamed St. Angelo II.
Sold 24 August 1948.

Commanding Officers:
HMS Fareham was laid up in reserve at Singapore when the Second World War started

Lt. William Ashton, RN
October 1939 – 28 December 1939

Lt. William John Patrick Church, RN
28 December 1939 – 24 August 1941

Lt.Cdr. Norman Herbert Barton Bloye, RNR
24 August 1941 – August 1942
RD awarded in August 1942

A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Silvester Warren, DSC, RNR
August 1942 - ???
RD awarded in May 1944

T/Lt. George Gordon Chisholm, RNVR
??? – March 1945

Capt. James Abernethy McCoy, DSO, RN
March 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Fareham (J 89)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. William Ashton, RNOct 193928 Dec 1939
2Lt. William John Patrick Church, RN28 Dec 193924 Aug 1941
3Norman Herbert Barton Bloye, RNR24 Aug 1941Aug 1942
4Henry Silvester Warren, RNRAug 1942???

5George Gordon Chisholm, RNVR???Mar 1945
6Capt. James Abernethy McCoy, DSO, RNMar 1945Oct 1945 ?

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