Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS I |
Pennant | J 785 |
Built by | Frank Curtis (Par, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 9 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 12 Nov 1942 |
Commissioned | 28 Feb 1943 |
End service | |
History | Sold on 22 January 1944 |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 285 (J 785)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. James William Blythe Jobson, RNR | 15 Feb 1943 | 29 Jun 1943 |
2 | T/Lt. Guy Francis Turnley Webster, RANVR | 29 Jun 1943 | Feb 1944 |
3 | Frederick Donald Preddle, RNVR | Feb 1944 | early 1945 |
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