Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Bangor |
Pennant | J 36 |
Mod | Reciprocating engined |
Built by | Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
Ordered | 28 Aug 1939 |
Laid down | 23 Nov 1939 |
Launched | 21 Jun 1940 |
Commissioned | 9 Nov 1940 |
End service | |
History | Sold 28 September 1948 and scrapped at Gateshead the following month. |
Commands listed for HMS Rhyl (J 36)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. William Leslie O'Mara, RN | 31 Aug 1940 | 17 May 1942 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Walter Robert Stanley Smith, RNVR | 17 May 1942 | 9 Oct 1942 |
3 | Cdr. Lionel James Spencer Ede, DSO, RN | 9 Oct 1942 | Sep 1943 |
4 | Lt. Derek Harold George Coughlan, RNR | Sep 1943 | Apr 1944 |
5 | Cdr. Roger Stannard Cameron, RNZNVR | Apr 1944 | 15 Jul 1944 |
6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Eyre Morley, DSC, RNVR | 15 Jul 1944 | Nov 1944 |
7 | T/Lt. Douglas Arthur Elvidge, RNVR | Nov 1944 | late 1945 |
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