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Allied Warships

HMS Britomart (J 22)

Minesweeper of the Halcyon class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassHalcyon 
PennantJ 22 
Built byDevonport Dockyard (Plymouth, U.K.) : Barclay Curle 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Jun, 1938 
Launched23 Aug, 1938 
Commissioned24 Aug, 1939 
Lost27 Aug, 1944 
Loss position49.41N, 00.05E (See a map)
 
History

HMS Britomart (Lt.Cdr. Arthur James Galvin, DSC, RNR) was accidentally sunk by allied aicraft off Le Havre, France in position 49º41'N, 00º05'E.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Eric Percival Hinton, MVO, RN
28 June 1939 – 28 May 1940
Promoted to Cdr. on 31 December 1939

Lt.Cdr. John Mark Symonds Cox, DSC, RN
28 May 1940 – 15 March 1941+
Bar to DSC awarded on 7 June 1940

Lt. George Henry Cook, RN
15 March 1941 – 29 March 1941

Lt.Cdr. Roger Frederick, RN
29 March 1941 – 10 August 1941

Lt.Cdr. Spencer Shelly Stammwitz, RN
10 August 1941 – 5 January 1944
DSC awarded on 1 December 1943

Lt.Cdr. Arthur James Galvin, DSC, RNR
5 January 1944 - 27 August 1944+ 

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