Allied Warships

HMS MMS 187 (J 687)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 687 
Built byRichard Irvin & Sons (Peterhead, Scotland, U.K.) 
Ordered2 Sep 1941 
Laid down 
Launched2 May 1942 
Commissioned24 Jul 1942 
End service 
History

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Commands listed for HMS MMS 187 (J 687)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Cecil Postlethwaite Inman, RNVR20 Jun 19421 Oct 1943
2W J Deketelare, RNR1 Oct 194331 Jan 1946

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