Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | J 339 |
Built by | Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. (Chickasaw, Alabama, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Apr 1941 |
Laid down | 1 Jan 1942 |
Launched | 4 Oct 1942 |
Commissioned | 7 Jun 1943 |
End service | Jan 1947 |
History | Returned to the United States Navy in January 1947. |
Former name | USS Usage (AM 130) |
Commands listed for HMS Tourmaline (J 339)
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Commander | From | To | ||
1 | A/Lt.Cdr. (retired) George Collas Hocart, DSC, RNR | May 1943 | ca.late 43 | |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Timothy Shepherd, DSC, RD, RNR | 1 Jan 1945 | 10 Apr 1945 | |
3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Nugent Somerville, RNVR | 10 Apr 1945 | late 1946 |
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