- HMS Speedy (J17)
HMS "Speedy" was a "Halcyon" class minesweeper that saw service in the
Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was built by William Hamilton & Co. atPort Glasgow , Scotland and completed at J. S. White & Co. atCowes , Isle of Wight. She was commissioned in1939 . Her pennant number was N 17, later J 17.HMS "Speedy" saw service in the
Mediterranean Sea based atMalta as part of14th/17th Minesweeper Flotilla .HMS "Speedy" was sold into mercantile service in
1946 and renamed "Speedon". She was scrapped atAden in1957 .ources
* "Warships of World War II", by H. T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge, pub. Ian Allen Ltd.
External links
* [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3683.html HMS Speedy (J 17)]
* [http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/malta3.htm Minesweeping at Malta]
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