Allied Warships

HMS Arcturus (J 283)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAlgerine 
PennantJ 283 
Built byRedfern Construction Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered9 Dec 1941 
Laid down21 Feb 1942 
Launched31 Aug 1942 
Commissioned23 Oct 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Returned to the United States Navy in 1946.
Became the Greek Pyrpolitis in 1947.  

Former nameUSS Arcturus (AM 326)

Commands listed for HMS Arcturus (J 283)

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1T/Lt. Harry Reginald Grief, RNR23 Oct 1943Nov 1945

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