Allied Warships

HMS Eastbourne (J 127)

Minesweeper of the Bangor class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Bangor
Pennant	J 127
Built by	Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down	29 Jun 1940
Launched	5 Nov 1940
Commissioned	26 May 1941
End service
Loss position

History	Sold to be broken up for scrap on 28 September 1948. Scrapped at Dunston in October 1948. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Eyre Morley, DSC, RNVR 18 April 1941 – 2 October 1942 Lt.Cdr. Francis Charles Victor Brightman, RN 2 October 1942 – 18 February 1943 T/Lt. Reginald Anderson Aldred, RNVR 18 February 1943 – 19 September 1944 T/Lt.Cdr. Alexander Henry Brittain, RANVR 19 September 1944 – still in command in October 1945 Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Eastbourne (J 127)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/A/Lt.Cdr. Norman Eyre Morley, DSC, RNVR	18 Apr 1941	2 Oct 1942
2	Lt.Cdr. Francis Charles Victor Brightman, RN	2 Oct 1942	18 Feb 1943
3	T/Lt. Reginald Anderson Aldred, RNVR	18 Feb 1943	19 Sep 1944
4	A/Lt.Cdr. Alexander Henry Brittain, RANVR	19 Sep 1944	9 Nov 1945

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