Allied Warships

HMS MMS 179 (J 679)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 679 
Built byJ.S. Doig Ltd. (Grimsby, England, U.K.) 
Ordered2 Sep 1941 
Laid down 
Launched6 Apr 1942 
Commissioned27 Jul 1942 
End service 
History

Sold in 1946

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 179 (J 679)

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1H Westby, RNR13 Jul 1942mid 1945

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