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HMS Hare Laid Down : 27th November 1943 Launched : 20th June 1944 Completed : 10th November 1944 Type : Minesweeper Class : Algerine Builder : Harland and Wolff Country : UK Pennants : J389, B256 BPF, M389 Fate : 1959 Transferred Nigeria renamed. NIGERIA; 1962 returned to Royal Navy; B.U. Faslane |
| “ALGERINE” Class Fleet Minesweeper fitted with Turbine propulsion machinery ordered on 30th April 1942 from Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Laid down on 27th November 1943 at the same time as sister ships JEWEL and LIBERTY this ship was launched on 20th June 1944. The eighth RN ship to carry this name, introduced in 1545 for a 10 gun vessel which was rebuilt at Bucklers Hard in 1558 and sold in 1578. The name was last used in 1709 for a Sloop captured by HMS SPEEDWELL and sold in 1712. The build of this minesweeper was completed on 10th November 1944. She had not been “adopted” by any civil community in UK following a successful WARSHIP WEEK campaign during for National Savings during 1941-42 as her build had not been started. |
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27th November 1943 - Laid down at Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 20th June 1944 - Pennant J389 20th June 1944 - Launched November 1944 - British Pacific Fleet November 1944 - Lt. Cdr. J. K. M. Warde, RNVR 10th November 1944 - Commissioned 3rd December 1945 - Arrived Hong Kong 1959 - Sold to Nigerian Navy | |||
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