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Algerine Class

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Algerine Class Minesweepers. History and photographs of the Algerine class minesweepers, launched world war two.
HMS Alarm (J.140)	5th February 1942		Constructive total loss 2nd January 1943 and scrapped January 1944
HMS Albacore (J.101)	2nd April 1942		Scrapped at Post Glasgow September 1963
HMS Alert (J.106)	14th April 1942		Name changed to HMS Acute in 1942 sold 20th November 1964 and scrapped at Spezia
HMS Algerine (J.213)	22nd December 1941		Lost 15th November 1942 sunk by Italian S/M Ascianghi oof Bougie
HMS Bramble	26th January 1945		Scrapped 1961.
HMS Brave (J.305)	4th February 1943		In 1954 becoming RNVR Satellite and scrapped 25th November 1958 at Dunston
HMS Cadmus (J.230)	27th May 1942		Sold and became RBN Georges Lecointe in 1950 and scrapped 1960
HMS Chamaeleon (J.387)	6th May 1944		Scrapped April 1960 at Silloth
HMS Cheerful (J.388)	22nd May 1944		Scrapped 1963 at Queenborough
HMS Circe (J.214)	27th June 1942		becoming Drill ship (RNVR) on the Tay and scrapped December 1966 at Dalmuir
HMS Cockatrice	27th October 1942		Broken up 1963.
HMS Espiegle	1941-44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Fancy	1941 - 44		Sold to Belgium, 9th August 1951. Renamed A F Duffour. Hulked 1959. Renamed Nzadi. Sunk 1980.
HMS Fantome	1941 - 44		Constructive Loss 20th May 1943
HMS Fierce	11th September 1945		Broken up 1959.
HMS Fly	1st June 1942		Sold to Iran, 30th July 1949. Renamed Palang. Stricken 1972.
HMS Hare	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Hound	29th July 1942		Broken up 1962.
HMS Hydra	29th September 1942		Damaged by mine, constructive loss, 10th November 1944. Broken up 1945.
HMS Jaseur	19th April 1944		Broken up 1956.
HMS Jewel	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Laertes	25th March 1944		Broken up 1959.
HMS Larne	2nd September 1943		Sold to Italy, 1947. Renamed Eritrea. Became orphanage ship 1951, renamed Alabarda. Broken up 1981.
HMS Lennox	15th October 1943		Broken up 1961
HMS Liberty	1941 - 44		Became Belgian Adrien de Gerlache 29th November 1949. Stricken 1969.
HMS Loyalty (ex- Rattler)	1941 - 44		Sunk 22nd August 1944 by U-boat
HMS Maenad	8th June 1944		Broken up 1957.
HMS Magicienne	24th June 1944		Broken up 1956.
HMS Mameluke	19th July 1944		Broken up 1950.
HMS Mandate	9th August 1944		Broken up 1957.
HMS Marvel	30th August 1944		Broken up 1958.
HMS Michael	20th January 1944		Broken up 1956.
HMS Minstrel	5th October 1944		Sold April 1947 to Thailand. Renamed Phosampton. Became training ship 2001.
HMS Mutine	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Myrmidon	21st October 1944		Broken up 1958.
HMS Mystic	11th November 1944		Broken up 1958.
HMS Nerissa	25th November 1944		Broken up 1960.
HMS Niger	1st May 1945		Broken up 1966
HMS Onyx	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's
HMS Orcadia	8th August 1944		Broken up 1958
HMS Orestes	25th November 1942		Broken up 1963
HMS Ossory	3rd October 1944		Broken up 1959
HMS Pelorus	18th June 1943		Transferred to South Africa 1947. Renamed Pietermaritzburg. Became accommodation ship 1968. Scuttled 19th November 1994.
HMS Pickle	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Pincher	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Plucky	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's
HMS Pluto (J-446)	21st October 1944		Scrapped 1972.
HMS Polaris	13th December 1944		Scrapped 1956.
HMS Pyrrhus	19th May 1945		Broken up 1956.
HMS Rattlesnake	23rd February 1943		Broken up 1959.
HMS Ready	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Recruit	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Rifleman	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Rinaldo	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Romola	19th May 1945		Broken up 1957.
HMS Rosamund	20th December 1944		Transferred to South Africa, 1947, renamed Bloemfontein. Sold March 1966.
HMS Rosario	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Rowena	5th June 1944		Broken up 1958.
HMS Spanker	1941 - 44		Disposed of in 1960's?
HMS Squirrel	1941 - 44		Sunk 24th July 1945 by mines
HMS Stormcloud	28th December 1943		Broken up 1959.
HMS Sylvia	28th February 1944		Broken up 1958.
HMS Tanganyika	12th April 1944		Broken up 1963.
HMS Vestal	19th June 1943		Sunk 26th July 1945 by Kamikaze
HMS Waterwitch	22nd April 1943		Sold 9th October 1970.
HMS Wave	18th August 1944		Broken up 1962
HMS Welcome	14th November 1944		Broken up 1962
HMS Bramble
HMS Bramble, June 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2650 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2650		HMS Bramble, breakers, August 1961. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2651 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2651
HMS Brave
HMS Brave, March 1944. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2636 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2636
HMS Chamaeleon
HMS Chameleon, 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2637 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2637
HMS Cheerful
HMS Cheerful, May 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2638 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2638		HMS Cheerful, 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2639 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2639
HMS Circe
Picture show Chris Locke's dad (white shirt) on HMS Circe. Sent in by Chris Locke.
HMS Cokatrice
HMS Cockatrice, July 1951. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2653 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2653
ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE. HMS Cockatrice. Original Postcard. Published by Wright & Logan Price ?12. Click here to order. Order Code PHX413		HMS Cockatrice, 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2652 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2652
HMS Espiegle
HMS Espiegle, to breakers, April 1967. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2640 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2640
HMS Fancy
HMS Fancy, September 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2641 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2641
HMS Fly
HMS Fly, June 1943. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2654 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2654
HMS Hound
HMS Hound, May 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2655 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2655
HMS Jewel
HMS Jewel, September 1957. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2642 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2642
HMS Lennox
HMS Lennox, January 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2656 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2656
HMS Maenad
HMS Maenad, December 1944. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2672 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2672
HMS Mandate
HMS Mandate (Algerine Class minesweeper) underway. Courtesy of Steven Harper
HMS Marvel
HMS Marvel, October 1954. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2673 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2673
HMS Nerissa
Rear view of Egaland from HMS Nerissa during minesweeping. Courtesy of Steven Harper
Albert Marlow shipmate on HMS Brilliant (B class destroyer) or HMS Nerissa. (Algerine Minesweeper) Courtesy of Steven Harper		Albert Waller from Tottenham - shipmate on HMS Brilliant (B class destroyer) or HMS Nerissa. (Algerine Minesweeper) Courtesy of Steven Harper
HMS Onyx
HMS Onyx, May 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2643 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2643
HMS Orestes
HMS Orestes, 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2657 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2657
HMS Ossory
HMS Ossory, January 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2674 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2674
HMS Pickle
HMS Pickle, June 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2644 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2644
HMS Pincher
HMS Pincher, laid up, April 1950. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2645 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2645		HMS Pincher, January 1954. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2646 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2646
HMS Pluto
HMS Pluto pictured c.1950 A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX210		HMS Pluto, October 1954. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2675 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2675
HMS Rattlesnake
HMS Rattlesnake, January 1954. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2658 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2658
HMS Ready
ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE. HMS Ready Original Postcard. Publisher Unknown Price ?10. Click here to order. Order Code PHX414		HMS Ready, May 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2647 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2647
HMS Rifleman
HMS Rifleman, June 1953. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2648 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2648
HMS Romola
HMS Romola, July 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2677 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2677		HMS Romola, at breakers, November 1957. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2678 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2678
HMS Rosario
HMS Rosario, with HMS Bramble, July 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2649 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2649
HMS Rowena
HMS Rowena, August 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2659 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2659
HMS Stormcloud
HMS Stormcloud, September 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2660 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2660		HMS Stormcloud, to breakers, August 1959. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2661 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2661
HMS Sylvia
HMS Sylvia. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX514
HMS Tanganyika
HMS Tanganyika, 1946. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2662 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2662		HMS Tanganyika, May 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2663 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2663
HMS Wave
HMS Wave, 1944. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2665 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2665		HMS Wave, RNVR, April 1962. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2666 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2666
HMS Welcome
HMS Welcome, June 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price ?25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2667 Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2667

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