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HMS Halcyon (J 42)
Minesweeper of the Halcyon class
HMS Halcyon (Wright & Logan 10323)
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Halcyon |
| Pennant | J 42 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 3 Nov 1932 |
| 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. |
Commands listed for HMS Halcyon (J 42)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Lionel Vavasseur Lloyd, RN | 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, DSC, RN | 8 Apr 1940 | 30 May 1940 |
| 4 | Cdr. Eric Percival Hinton, RN | 30 May 1940 | 15 Oct 1940 |
| 5 | T/Lt. 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 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Harry Layland Dudley Hoare, RNR | 2 Feb 1943 | 12 Jul 1943 |
| 8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leonard Jack Martin, RNVR | 12 Jul 1943 | 20 Mar 1945 |
| 9 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Edwin Alfred Charles Phillips, RNR | 20 Mar 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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