Allied Warships

HMS Ready (J 223)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Algerine
Pennant	J 223
Built by	Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Ordered
Laid down	14 Apr 1942
Launched	11 Jan 1943
Commissioned	21 May 1943
End service
Loss position

History	Sold to the Belgian Navy on 4 July 1951 and renamed J.E. van Haverbeke. Scrapped at Brugge, Belgium. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Arthur Valentine Walker, RN 3 March 1943 – January 1945 DSC awarded on 14 November 1944 Capt. Reginald Frederick Nichols, RN January 1945 - ??? Lt. Leslie Godson, RN ??? – 30 July 1945 Capt. Norman Vincent Dickinson, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN 30 July 1945 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Ready (J 223)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. Arthur Valentine Walker, RN	3 Mar 1943	Jan 1945
2	Capt. Reginald Frederick Nichols, RN	Jan 1945	???

3	Lt. Leslie Godson, RN	???	30 Jul 1945
4	Capt. Norman Vincent Dickinson, DSC, DSO, RN	30 Jul 1945	Oct 1945 ?

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