Allied Warships

HMS Assistance (F 173)

Repair Ship of the Assistance class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeRepair Ship
ClassAssistance 
PennantF 173 
Built byBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down17 May 1944 
Launched20 Jun 1944 
Commissioned20 Jan 1945 
End service 
History

 

Commands listed for HMS Assistance (F 173)

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1A/Capt. (retired) James Halliburton Young, RN30 Aug 1944mid 1946

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