Allied Warships

HMS Rye (J 76)

Minesweeper of the Bangor class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBangor 
PennantJ 76 
Built byAilsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Troon, Scotland) 
Ordered21 Jul 1939 
Laid down27 Nov 1939 
Launched19 Aug 1940 
Commissioned20 Nov 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold on 24 August 1948.
Scrapped at Purfleet in September 1948.

 

Commands listed for HMS Rye (J 76)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. John Andrew Pearson, DSC, RNR24 Sep 19416 Mar 1944
2A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Williams, RN6 Mar 1944Oct 1945 ?

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