Allied Warships

HMS MMS 61 (J 561)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 561 
Built byMacduff Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (Macduff, Scotland, U.K.) 
Ordered5 Sep 1940 
Laid down 
Launched19 Jul 1941 
Commissioned14 Dec 1941 
End service 
History

Sold in March 1946

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 61 (J 561)

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CommanderFromTo
1A Haussen, RNR28 Nov 194120 Aug 1945
2T/A/Lt.Cdr. Cecil Norman Nicholas Edge, DSC, RNVR20 Aug 194526 Oct 1945

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