HMS Halcyon (J42)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. |
| Launched: | 20 December 1933 |
| Completed: | 18 April 1934 |
| Pennant number(s): | J42 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping at Milford Haven on 19th April, 1950 |
HMS Halcyon was a Halcyon class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy in 1933. She was the lead vessel in the class. Her pennant number was J.42.
Halcyon was built by John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd., at Clydebank, in Scotland. She was laid down on 27 March 1933 and launched on 20 December of the same year. She was commissioned on 18 April 1934.
During the Second World War, Halcyon served as the lead ship in the 1st Minesweeper Flotilla and saw service during the Arctic convoys, including Convoy PQ-17 (1942). She also saw service during Operation Neptune, the naval component of Operation Overlord (D-Day, 1944).
Halcyon was sold for scrapping at Milford Haven on 19th April, 1950 after 16-years service with the RN.
[edit] Sources
- Warships of World War II, by H. T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge, pub. Ian Allen Ltd.
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
