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HMS Persian (J 347)
ex-AM-334


AM-334 was built for Great Britain.
Algerine Class Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 8 October 1942 as AM-334 by Toronto Shipbuilding, Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Renamed Redfern Construction Company in August 1943)
  • Launched 12 February 1943
  • Completed 12 November 1943, transferred to Great Britain and commissioned HMS Persian (J 347)
  • Returned to U.S. custody in December 1946
  • Transferred in February 1948 to the State Department, Foreign Liquidation Commission
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 850 t.
  • Length 225'
  • Beam 35' 6"
  • Draft 8' 6"
  • Speed 16.5 kts.
  • Complement 85
  • Armament: One 4" mount, four 40mm mounts, four 20mm mounts, and eight twin 20mm mounts
  • Propulsion: Two Admiralty boilers, two 6,000shp verticle triple expansion, reciprocating steam engine, two shafts.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    AM-334 57k . .
    AM-334 63k 31 March 1944
    Greenock, Scotland
    Photo from Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection, by Beadell, S.J. (Lt), Photo © IWM A 22676 and IWM A 22677    		 Mike Green
    AM-334 75k
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR Alec Ecclestone, RN21 January 1944 - 4 September 1944
    02LCDR John Lovis Woollcombe, RN4 September 1944 - 1946
    Courtesy Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory)
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    DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway website
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