| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 282 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | 9 Dec 1941 |
| Laid down | 26 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 15 Aug 1942 |
| Commissioned | 23 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Transferred to the Royal Navy upon completion. Returned to the United States Navy in January 1947. |
| Former name | AM 325 |
Commands listed for HMS Antares (J 282)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Thomas Warwick Stevenson Beckett, RNVR | 23 Aug 1943 | Nov 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Alexander Henderson Diack, DSC, RN | Nov 1943 | 27 Sep 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Edward James Prevost, RN | 27 Sep 1944 | early 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Thomas Warwick Stevenson Beckett, RNVR | early 1945 | Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Antares include:
17 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Clinton (Lt. K.A. Gadd, DSC, RNR). (1)
19 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Clinton (Lt. K.A. Gadd, DSC, RNR) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (1)
23 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN). (1)
25 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (1)
26 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Victrix (T/Lt. R.H. McDonald, RNVR). (1)
27 Jan 1944
HMS Una (T/L. P.S. Thirsk, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Stornoway with HMS Antares (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Diack, DSC and Bar, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19188
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.