Allied Warships

HMS Persian (J 347)

Minesweeper of the Algerine class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAlgerine 
PennantJ 347 
Built byRedfern Construction Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
Ordered9 Dec 1941 
Laid down8 Oct 1942 
Launched22 Feb 1943 
Commissioned12 Nov 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Returned to the United States Navy in December 1946.

 
Former nameAM 334

Commands listed for HMS Persian (J 347)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Alec Ecclestone, RN21 Jan 19444 Sep 1944
2Lt.Cdr. John Lovis Woollcombe, RN4 Sep 1944Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Persian include:


23 Jun 1944
Damaged by aerially delivered mine off Normandy coast. (Source -Report by the Allied Naval Commander in Chief, Expeditionary Force, on Neptune, Volume II, Part II, Defence of the British Assault Area, Section V, Casualties Subsequent to the Assault, p. 23)

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