| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 356 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 8 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 Apr 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped Grays starting in November 1957. |
| Former name | AM 339 |
Commands listed for HMS Welfare (J 356)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Kenley Hart, RANVR | 11 Jul 1944 | 16 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. Humphrey Leoline Jenkins, RN | 16 Oct 1944 | 19 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Welfare include:
22 Jun 1945
HMS Welfare (Cdr. H.L. Jenkins, RN) is docked in AFD 27 at Alexandria. (1)
26 Jun 1945
HMS Welfare (Cdr. H.L. Jenkins, RN) is undocked. (1)
Sources
- ADM 53/121030
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.