Allied Warships

HMS Albacore (J 101)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAlgerine 
PennantJ 101 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered 
Laid down24 Jul 1941 
Launched2 Apr 1942 
Commissioned16 Jun 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped at Messrs S. Cordron Ltd., London on 15 August 1963.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. John David Lewis Williams, RN
1 May 1942 – 9 April 1943
DSC awarded on 16 March 1943

Lt.Cdr. Kenneth Horder Higson, RNR
9 April 1943 – August 1945
DSC awarded on 7 December 1943
Bar to DSC awarded on 12 June 1945

A/Lt.Cdr. Gordon Ronald Paterson, RN
August 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Albacore (J 101)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. John David Lewis Williams, RN1 May 19429 Apr 1943
2Kenneth Horder Higson, RNR9 Apr 1943Aug 1945
3Lt. Gordon Ronald Paterson, RNAug 194511 Jun 1946

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