Allied Warships

HMAS Broome (J 191)

Minesweeper of the Bathurst class

NavyThe Royal Australian Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassBathurst 
PennantJ 191 
Built byEvans Deakin Ltd. (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 May 1941 
Launched6 Oct 1941 
Commissioned29 Jul 1942 
End serviceApr 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned in April 1946.
Transferred to Turkey on 24 august 1946 being renamed Alanya.
Decommissioned by the Turkish Navy in 1975.

Commanding Officer:
Lt.Cdr. Ronald Alexander Denovan, RANVR
29 July 1942 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List MBE 1 January 1944

 

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