HMS Pelorus

HMS Pelorus was an Algerine-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II. Upon completion, the ship became the flotilla leader of the 7th Minesweeper Flotilla, clearing mines off the east coast of England. In June 1944, the flotilla was assigned to sweep one of the beaches during the Normandy landings until she struck a mine the following month. After her repairs were completed, Pelorus was reassigned to the English Channel and the 6th Minesweeping Flotilla. The flotilla was transferred to the Indian Ocean in 1945 and spent some time escorting convoys. They participated in Operation Collie, a bombardment of Japanese positions in the Nicobar Islands, in July and then swept the Strait of Malacca and the approaches to Singapore in August.

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J291; SAS Pietermaritzburg
minesweeper, offshore dive site, shipwreck, Algerine-class minesweeper, recreational dive site, South African Navy, Royal Navy, Lobnitz, 

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Location: -34.22, 18.47, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1943 HMS Pelorus

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1659 — 1677 Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars

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HMS Pelorus 1943 IWM FL 10360

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	war	1659	Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars	series of wars, Dutch East India Company, Khoikhoi	Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
site	museum		South African Naval Museum	naval museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SAS Bloemfontein	minesweeper, Algerine-class minesweeper, recreational dive site, offshore dive site, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SAS Fleur	recreational dive site, offshore dive site, boom defence vessel, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SATS General Botha	shipwreck, cruiser, recreational dive site, offshore dive site	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1885	HMS Thames	protected cruiser, training vessel, shipwreck, Mersey-class light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1943	HMS Pelorus	offshore dive site, recreational dive site, shipwreck, minesweeper, Algerine-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1944	SAS Good Hope	Loch-class frigate, recreational dive site, offshore dive site, shipwreck, frigate	Wikidata
site	tower		Simon's Town Martello Tower	Martello tower	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Pelorus 1943 IWM FL 10360		Commons