HMS Postillion (J296)
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Postillion |
| Builder: | Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd |
| Laid down: | 17 November 1942 |
| Launched: | 18 March 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 25 November 1943 |
| Struck: | 1976 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Algerine class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 850 tons |
| Length: | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft 6 in (10.8 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Verticle triple expansion, reciprocating steam engine, two shafts |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots |
| Complement: | 8 officers and 19 men |
| Armament: | One 4" gun; four 20mm Oerlikon; Hedgehog |
HMS Postillion was an Algerine class minesweeper, built by the United States Navy, but saw service in the Royal Navy during World War II.
Launched on 18 March 1943 as "AM 335", she was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 25 November 1943 as HMS Postillion.
She was returned to the United States Navy in December 1946 and then sold to the Greek Navy in 1947 as Machitis (M 58). She was finally used as a target and sunk off Crete in 1984.
[edit] War Service
- HX-276 (Departed New York City, 22 January 1944, arrived Liverpool, 7 February 1944 - ESCORT 27/01 - 06/02)
- OS-120/ KMS-94 (Depart Clyde & Downs, 1 April 1945, Convoy Split 7 April 1945 - ESCORT 03/04 - 05/04)
[edit] Ships Company
Arthur Colwill
AB Sig Denis Patrick Davies
T/Lt Maurice Arthur Hanbury, RNR
Lt.Cdr. William Eric Halbert, DSC RNR (01/12/1944 - 7/1945) Commanding Officer
AB Donald Crawford MacMillan
T/Lt(E) Charles Henry Mayne RNR
ERA Frank Merrill
Eric Cyril Page (Chief Stoker)
LSA Larry Porter
Arthur Charles Sutlieff
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