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HMS Lightfoot (J 288)
ex-AM-331


AM-331 served the Navies of Great Britain and Greece.
Algerine Class Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 18 August 1942 as AM-331 by Toronto Shipbuilding, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Renamed Redfern Construction Company in August 1943)
  • Launched 14 November 1942
  • Completed 19 October 1943 and transferred to Great Britain as HMS Lightfoot (J 288)
  • Returned to U.S. custody 10 December 1946
  • Sold to Greece in February 1948 and renamed RHN Navmachos (M 64)
  • Struck from the Navy Register in 1976
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 850 t.
  • Length 225'
  • Beam 35' 6"
  • Draft 8' 6"
  • Speed 16.5 kts.
  • Complement 85
  • Armament: One 4" and eight 20mm mounts
  • Propulsion: Two vertical triple expansion, reciprocating steam engines, two shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    AM-331 48k c. 1948
    RHN Navmachos (M 64)    		 Robert Hurst
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR Trevor Montagu Williams, RNR6 January 1944 - 24 June 1944
    02T/A/LCDR Adam Steel Drysdale, RNVR24 June 1944 - 1 October 1945
    Courtesy Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory)
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