Allied Warships

HMS MMS 57 (J 557)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 557 
Built byJohn Noble Ltd. (Fraserburgh, Scotland, U.K.) 
Ordered5 Sep 1940 
Laid down 
Launched21 Oct 1941 
Commissioned22 Feb 1942 
End service 
History

Sold on 3 January 1957

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 57 (J 557)

Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.

CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Gordon Hibbs, RNVR16 Jan 194210 Sep 1943
2A Hensser, RNVR10 Sep 194310 Apr 1944
3C Hustler, RNVR10 Apr 19444 Feb 1946

You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.


Return to the Allied Warships section