Allied Warships

HMS Blackpool (J 27)

Minesweeper of the Bangor class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBangor 
PennantJ 27 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Govan, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down19 Sep 1939 
Launched4 Jul 1940 
Commissioned3 Feb 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1946 and renamed Tana.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. George Mowatt, RNR
26 January 1941 – 23 May 1942
RD awarded in February 1942.

Lt. Percival John Stoner, RN
23 May 1942 – 10 September 1943.

A/Lt.Cdr. Grahame Henry Bird, DSC, RNVR
10 September 1943 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List.

HMS Blackpool is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List.

 

Commands listed for HMS Blackpool (J 27)

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CommanderFromTo
1George Mowatt, RNR26 Jan 194123 May 1942
2Lt. Percival John Stoner, RN23 May 194210 Sep 1943
3Grahame Henry Bird, RNVR10 Sep 1943Jul 1945 ?

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