| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Algerine |
| Pennant | J 389 |
| Mod | Turbine engined |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 30 Apr 1942 |
| Laid down | 27 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 10 Nov 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Nigerian Navy in 1959. |
Commands listed for HMS Hare (J 389)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Cyril Howard Hilliard, RNZNVR | 20 Nov 1944 | 26 Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Hare include:
24 Dec 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR), HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN), HMS Seabear (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.R. Patton, RNVR) and HMS Imperialist (T/Lt. L.G.H. Mole, RNVR). (1)
29 Dec 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR) and HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN). (1)
27 Jan 1945
HMS Untiring (Lt. G.E.L.F. Edsell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR) and HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN). (2)
28 Jan 1945
HMS Untiring (Lt. G.E.L.F. Edsell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR) and HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN). (2)
29 Jan 1945
HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR) and HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN). (3)
2 Feb 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR). (4)
5 Feb 1945
HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR) and HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN). (5)
13 Feb 1945
HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hare (Lt. C.H. Hilliard, RNZNVR) and HMS Wave (Lt.Cdr. T.R. Fowke, RN). (5)
Sources
- ADM 173/19302
- ADM 173/20167
- ADM 173/20179
- ADM 173/20142
- ADM 173/20180
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.