Allied Warships

HMS MMS 23 (J 523)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 523 
Built byHusband's Yacht Yard (Cracknor, England, U.K.) 
Ordered17 Jan 1940 
Laid down 
Launched18 Oct 1941 
Commissioned30 Mar 1942 
End service 
History

Sold in 1945

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 23 (J 523)

Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.

CommanderFromTo
1T/Skr. John Russell Watson, RNR17 Feb 194225 May 1944
2T/A/Ch.Skr. Richard Rawlinson Snape, RNR25 May 1944late 1945

You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.


Return to the Allied Warships section