| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Halcyon |
| Pennant | J 68 |
| Mod | Second group |
| Built by | Devonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 2 Mar 1936 |
| Laid down | 8 Jun 1936 |
| Launched | 10 Dec 1936 |
| Commissioned | 17 Dec 1937 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped in 1960. |
Commands listed for HMS Sharpshooter (J 68)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Jack Peterson, RN | 10 Apr 1939 | Dec 1939 |
| 2 | Lt. Andrew Edward Doran, RN | Dec 1939 | 15 Oct 1940 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. David Lampen, RN | 15 Oct 1940 | 20 May 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. William Leslie O'Mara, RN | 20 May 1942 | Nov 1944 |
| 5 | Lt. David Allan Robert Malcolm Ramsay, DSC, RN | Nov 1944 | Jun 1945 |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Bill, DSO, RN | Jun 1945 | 31 Jul 1945 |
| 7 | Lt.Cdr. Ernest Edward Croome, RN | 31 Jul 1945 | 10 Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Sharpshooter include:
8 Feb 1940
HMS Triton (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Pizey, RN) departed from Scapa Flow for Rosyth. She is escorted by HMS Sharpshooter (Cdr. J. Peterson, RN) and HMS Seagull (Cdr. D.H. Harries, RAN). (1)
17 Nov 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Beaufort (Lt.Cdr. S.O’G Roche, RN), HMS Pytchley (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC, RN), HMS Sharpshooter (Lt.Cdr. D. Lampen, RN) and HMS Wheatland (Lt. R.deL. Brooke, RN).
(2)
24 Mar 1942
German U-boat U-655 was sunk in the Barents Sea south-east of Bear Island, in position 73°00'N, 21°00'E, by ramming from the British minesweeper HMS Sharpshooter (Lt.Cdr. D. Lampen, RN).
2 Sep 1942
HMS P 615 (Lt. P.E. Newstead, RN) departed Loch Ewe for Seidisfjord, Iceland. She was escorted by HMS Sharpshooter (Lt.Cdr. W.L. O'Mara, RN). (3)
7 Oct 1944
HMS Truant (Lt. E.C. Croswell, DSC, RN) arrived at Falmouth. She was escorted in by HMS Sharpshooter (Lt.Cdr. W.L. O'Mara, DSC, RN). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/16643
- File 2.12.03.6388 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17535
- ADM 199/1861
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.