| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 354 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Redfern Construction Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Ordered | Jul 1942 |
| Laid down | 19 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 18 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Sep 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 8 March 1959. |
| Former name | HMCS Leaside |
Commands listed for HMS Serene (J 354)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred George Burt, RNR | 14 Sep 1944 | 3 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Richard Michael Ritchie, RNVR | 3 Feb 1945 | May 1946 |
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Notable events involving Serene include:
16 Apr 1945
HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R. Lawrence, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Maenad (Cdr. C.E. Duggan, RD, RNR) and HMS Serene (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.M. Ritchie, RNVR). (1)
17 Apr 1945
HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R. Lawrence, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Maenad (Cdr. C.E. Duggan, RD, RNR) and HMS Serene (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.M. Ritchie, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20331
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.