Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Motor minesweeper |
Class | MMS II |
Pennant | FY 1009 |
Built by | Wivenhoe Shipyard Ltd. (Wivenhoe, England, U.K.) |
Ordered | 19 Jan 1942 |
Laid down | |
Launched | 9 Dec 1942 |
Commissioned | 28 Feb 1943 |
End service | |
History | Sold on 24 January 1947 to the South American Saint Line, for use as a Cadet training craft. She was commissioned into this role in the spring of 1948 and operated until 1955. |
Commands listed for HMS MMS 1009 (FY 1009)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Skr. Joseph Edward Bywater, RNR | Feb 1943 | late 1946 |
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