Allied Warships

HMS Lightfoot (J 288)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAlgerine 
PennantJ 288 
Built byRedfern Construction Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered9 Dec 1941 
Laid down18 Aug 1942 
Launched14 Nov 1942 
Commissioned19 Oct 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Returned to the US Navy on 10 December 1946.
Sold to Greece in February 1948 and renamed Navmachos (M-64).

 
Former nameAM 331

Commands listed for HMS Lightfoot (J 288)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Trevor Montagu Williams, RNR6 Jan 194424 Jun 1944
2T/A/Lt.Cdr. Adam Steel Drysdale, RNVR24 Jun 19441 Oct 1945

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