Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS I |
Pennant | J 553 |
Built by | Herd & McKenzie Ltd. (Buckie, Scotland, U.K.) |
Ordered | 5 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | |
Launched | |
Commissioned | 10 Oct 1941 |
End service | |
History | Sold on 1 October 1956 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 53 (J 553)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | R G Cooper, RNVR | 7 Sep 1942 | Dec 1944 |
2 | A J F Shiner, RNVR | Dec 1944 | Jan 1945 |
3 | T/Lt. Ralph Colling, RNVR | Jan 1945 | 10 Aug 1945 |
4 | Skr. Jack Ball, RNR | 10 Aug 1945 | late 1945 |
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