Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Algerine |
Pennant | J 388 |
Mod | Turbine engined |
Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
Ordered | 30 Apr 1942 |
Laid down | 20 Aug 1943 |
Launched | 22 May 1944 |
Commissioned | 13 Oct 1944 |
End service | |
History | Scrapped at Queenborough in September 1963. |
Commands listed for HMS Cheerful (J 388)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Trevor Montagu Williams, RD, RNR | 12 Sep 1944 | 2 Aug 1945 |
2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Percival Crawford, RNVR | 2 Aug 1945 | 2 Nov 1945 |
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