'ALGERINE' class minesweeper
9th December 1941 - Ordered in Canada
23rd March 1942 - Laid down at Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
19th September 1942 - Launched as HMS ARIES
27th April 1943 - Cdr. William Butler Tanner, RD, RNR
17th July 1943 - Pennant J284
17th July 1943 - Commissioned
1st November 1943 - Lt. Michael Anthony Ormus Biddulph, RN
25th July 1944 - Cdr. Roger Stannard Cameron, RNZNVR
August 1945 - Lt. George Henry Cook, RN
August 1946 - Returned to United States
Fate: 1946 Ret. control of USN (ECSWM) 1947 Sold to Greek Navy: renamed ARMATOLOS; 1977 Sunk as target
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9th December 1941 - Ordered in Canada
23rd March 1942 - Laid down at Toronto Shipbuilding Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
19th September 1942 - Launched as HMS ARIES
27th April 1943 - Cdr. William Butler Tanner, RD, RNR
17th July 1943 - Pennant J284
17th July 1943 - Commissioned
1st November 1943 - Lt. Michael Anthony Ormus Biddulph, RN
25th July 1944 - Cdr. Roger Stannard Cameron, RNZNVR
August 1945 - Lt. George Henry Cook, RN
August 1946 - Returned to United States
Fate: 1946 Ret. control of USN (ECSWM) 1947 Sold to Greek Navy: renamed ARMATOLOS; 1977 Sunk as target
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