Allied Warships

HMS MMS 221 (J 721)

Motor minesweeper of the MMS I class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor minesweeper
ClassMMS I 
PennantJ 721 
Built byFrank Curtis (Totnes, England, U.K.) 
Ordered22 Dec 1941 
Laid down 
Launched30 May 1942 
Commissioned8 Oct 1942 
End service 
History

To France in 1945
Returned to the Royal Navy in 1947
Sold on 5 March 1948

 

Commands listed for HMS MMS 221 (J 721)

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CommanderFromTo
1Douglas Roe, RANVR24 Sep 19422 Sep 1943
2T/Lt. John Stirling, RNVR2 Sep 1943mid 1945

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