Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Minesweeper |
Class | Auk |
Pennant | J 400 |
Built by | Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. (Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 2 Dec 1941 |
Laid down | 15 Jan 1943 |
Launched | 24 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 22 Oct 1943 |
Lost | 6 Jul 1944 |
Loss position | 49° 25'N, 0° 15'W |
History | HMS Magic (T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Percy Davies, RNR) was sunk off Normandy, France on 6 July 1944 by a German human torpedo (Neger). |
Commands listed for HMS Magic (J 400)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lcmdr John Penri Davies, RNR | Feb 1944 | 6 Jul 1944 |
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