Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS I |
Pennant | J 508 |
Built by | Richards Ironworks Ltd. (Lowestoft, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 17 Jan 1940 |
Laid down | |
Launched | |
Commissioned | 8 Jan 1941 |
Lost | 24 Jun 1944 |
History | Mined in the English Channel on 24 June 1944 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 8 (J 508)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | F L Perkins, RNVR | 3 Feb 1941 | 1 Feb 1943 |
2 | G A Moritz, RNVR | 1 Feb 1943 | 16 Feb 1944 |
3 | Jack Hardy Barrett, RNVR | 16 Feb 1944 | 24 Jun 1944 (+) |
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