| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 227 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 15 Nov 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 10 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 26 Feb 1943 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for HMS Mutine (J 227)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Eyre Morley, DSC, RNVR | 12 Oct 1942 | Jul 1944 | |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Patrick Hamilton-Adams, RNVR | 4 Aug 1944 | 15 Nov 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Mutine include:
6 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Teviot (Lt.Cdr. A. Blewett, DSC, RNR) and HMS Mutine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.E. Morley, DSC, RNVR). (1)
8 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Mutine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.E. Morley, DSC, RNVR). (1)
9 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Mutine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.E. Morley, DSC, RNVR), HMS Grenadier (A/Skr.Lt. A.G. Day, RNR) and HMS Rhododendron (Lt. L.A. Sayers, RNR). (1)
10 Mar 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Mutine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.E. Morley, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Lundy (T/Lt. S.J. Lavis, RNR). (1)
18 Jun 1943
' Shippigan Convoy '.
This convoy departed Falmouth on 18 June 1943.
It was made up of the landing ships HMS Prince Charles (A/Cdr. (Retd.) S.H. Dennis, DSC, RN), HMS Prince Leopold (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Lowe, DSO, DSC, RNR), HMS Princess Josephine Charlotte (Cdr. A.I. Robertson, RNR), HMS Princess Astrid (T/A/Lt.Cdr. (Retd.) C.E. Hall, RNR), RFA tanker Prestol (2629 GRT, built 1917) and the merchant vessel Empire Day (British, 7242 GRT, built 1941).
Escort was provided by the minesweepers Shippigan (Cdr. M.H. Brown, DSC, RN), Tadoussac (T/Lt. J.P. Davies, RNR), HMS Fly (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Chandler, RN) and HMS Mutine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.E. Morley, DSC, RNVR).
Distant cover for the convoy during part of the voyage was provided by the light (AA) cruiser HMS Scylla (Capt. I.A.P. Macintyre, CBE, DSO, RN).
The convoy arrived at Gibraltar on 24 June 1943. (2)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6382 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 199/767
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.