Allied Warships

HMS MMS 170 (J 670)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 670 
Built byFrank Curtis (Par, England, U.K.) 
Ordered7 Aug 1941 
Laid down 
Launched4 Apr 1942 
Commissioned9 Jul 1942 
Lost12 Oct 1944 
History

Mined and sunk off Gorgona Island, Italy on 12 October 1944

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 170 (J 670)

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1F P Maitland, RNVR27 Jul 19426 Oct 1943
2Robert Henry Frank Savage, RNVR6 Oct 194312 Oct 1944 (+)

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