Allied Warships

HMS Halcyon (J 42)

Minesweeper of the Halcyon class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Halcyon
Pennant	J 42
Built by	John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland)
Ordered
Laid down	27 Mar 1933
Launched	20 Dec 1933
Commissioned	18 Apr 1934
End service
Loss position

History	Sold to be broken up for scrap on 19 April 1950. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Lionel Vavasseur Lloyd, RN (retired) 15 June 1939 – 12 October 1939 Cdr. St. John Cronyn, RN 12 October 1939 – 8 April 1940 Lt.Cdr. John Mark Symonds Cox, RN 8 April 1940 – 30 May 1940 Cdr. Eric Percival Hinton, MVO, RN 30 May 1940 – 15 October 1940 DSO awarded on 16 August 1940 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harold Harding, RNR 15 October 1940 – 18 June 1942 Lt.Cdr. Colin Henry Corbet-Singleton, DSC, RN 18 June 1942 – 2 February 1943 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Layland Dudley Hoare, RNR 2 February 1943 – 12 July 1943 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leonard Jack Martin, RNVR 12 July 1943 – 20 March 1945 T/A/Lt.Cdr. Edwin Alfred Charles Philipps, DSC, RNR 20 March 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Halcyon (J 42)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. (retired) Lionel Vavasseur Lloyd, RN (retired)	15 Jun 1939	12 Oct 1939
2	Cdr. St. John Cronyn, RN	12 Oct 1939	8 Apr 1940
3	Lt.Cdr. John Mark Symonds Cox, RN	8 Apr 1940	30 May 1940
4	Cdr. Eric Percival Hinton, RN	30 May 1940	15 Oct 1940
5	Harold Harding, RNR	15 Oct 1940	18 Jun 1942
6	Lt.Cdr. Colin Henry Corbet-Singleton, DSC, RN	18 Jun 1942	2 Feb 1943
7	Harry Layland Dudley Hoare, RNR	2 Feb 1943	12 Jul 1943
8	Leonard Jack Martin, RNVR	12 Jul 1943	20 Mar 1945
9	Edwin Alfred Charles Philipps, RNR	20 Mar 1945	Oct 1945 ?

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