| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 143 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Troon, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 20 Dec 1939 |
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 23 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 23 Apr 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold on 1 January 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Bootle (J 143)
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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. Sydney Frederick Harmer-Elliot, RNVR | 17 Mar 1942 | 10 Oct 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. Alec Ecclestone, RN | 10 Oct 1942 | 20 Jan 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. James Gibbons, RNR | 20 Jan 1944 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bootle include:
16 Jun 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Arrow (Lt.Cdr. W.W. Fitzroy, RN), HMS Obedient (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Skye (T/Lt. W.G. Burt, RNR) and HMS Bootle (Lt. A. Ecclestone, RN). (1)
18 Jun 1943
HMS Upstart (Lt. P.C. Chapman, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Scapa Flow with HMS Grenville (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Hill, DSO, RN) and HMS Savage (Cdr. R.C. Gordon, DSO, RN), HMS Hayling. (T/Lt. G.B. Christie, RNR) and HMS Bootle (Lt. A. Ecclestone, RN). (1)
27 Sep 1943
HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMCS Haida (Cdr. H.G. De Wolf, RCN), HMS Vigilant (Lt.Cdr. L.W.L. Argles, RN), HMS Fraserburgh (Cdr.(Retd.) C. Plumer, RN) and HMS Bootle (Lt.Cdr. A. Ecclestone, RN). (2)
27 Sep 1943
HMS Viking (Lt. R. Bannar-Martin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMCS Haida (Cdr. H.G. De Wolf, RCN), HMS Vigilant (Lt.Cdr. L.W.L. Argles, RN), HMS Fraserburgh (Cdr.(Retd.) C. Plumer, RN) and HMS Bootle (Lt.Cdr. A. Ecclestone, RN). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18374
- ADM 173/18453
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.