Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Hunt |
Pennant | J 61 |
Built by | Joseph T. Eltringham Ltd. (Willington, U.K.) : Wallsend |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 30 Jul 1918 |
Commissioned | 23 Oct 1918 |
End service | |
History | HMS Harrow was laid up in reserve at Singapore when the Second World War started. HMS Harrow is not listed as active unit in the January 1945 Navy List Sold in 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Harrow (J 61)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Philip Lloyd Hocking, RN | Oct 1939 | Dec 1939 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. (emergency) George Nelson, RN | Dec 1939 | 4 Jun 1940 |
3 | Lt. (retired) George Collas Hocart, RNR | 4 Jun 1940 | 25 Mar 1942 |
4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Milne Smith, RNR | 25 Mar 1942 | 26 Jul 1944 |
5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Thomas Paxton, DSC, RNR | 26 Jul 1944 | late 1944 |
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