| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor minesweeper |
| Class | MMS I |
| Pennant | J 781 |
| Built by | J. L. Bolson & Sons Ltd. (Poole, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 9 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 23 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in December 1945 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 281 (J 781)
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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. Percival Philip Shorter, RNR | 9 Aug 1943 | 28 Sep 1943 |
| 2 | G P J De Clermont, RNVR | 28 Sep 1943 | 14 Mar 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Malcolm Stuart Cochrane, RNVR | 14 Mar 1945 | 12 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Claude Richardson, RNVR | 12 Jul 1945 | early 1946 |
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