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+

 

Commands listed for HMS Britomart (J 22)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Eric Percival Hinton, RN28 Jun 193928 May 1940
2Lt.Cdr. John Mark Symonds Cox, RN28 May 194015 Mar 1941 (+)
3Lt. George Henry Cook, RN15 Mar 194129 Mar 1941
4Lt.Cdr. Roger Frederick, RN29 Mar 194110 Aug 1941
5Spencer Shelly Stammwitz, RN10 Aug 19415 Jan 1944
6Lt.Cdr. Arthur James Galvin, RNR5 Jan 194427 May 1944 (+)

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