| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor minesweeper |
| Class | MMS I |
| Pennant | J 753 |
| Built by | Le Blanc Shipbuilding (Weymouth, Canada) |
| Ordered | 30 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 4 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in February 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 253 (J 753)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Henry Francis Defrates, RNR | Dec 1943 | 14 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | T/Skr. Jonathan Carne Hodge, RNR | 14 Feb 1944 | 21 Nov 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Skr.Lt. Sydney Albert Spore, RNR | 21 Nov 1944 | late 1945 |
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