HMS Bevington

Ship: HMS Bevington
Pennant No: M1109
Laid Down: 13th September 1951
Built By: Whites, Southampton (Itchen)
Completed: 9th March 1954
Time to Build: 30 months
Commissioned: 10th April 1954 for the 104th Minesweeping Squadron (MSS) based Harwich
Years Fully Operational: One with RN. Service then with Argentinian Navy unknown

Outline of Operational Career:

• 12 Apr 54 Joined MSS at Harwich
• 1954 – 1955 Exercises & visits in Northern European waters – frequent defects affected programme
• Jul 1955 Paid off to Refit and Reserve at Hythe

Significant Events:

• Dec 54 104th Squadron official visit to London
• Feb 55 Minesweeping Demonstrations to NATO Staffs in Norway & Denmark

Paid Off: July 1955
Disposal: 28th April 1967 sold to Argentinian Navy as Tierra Del Fuego

VILLAGE

Two Bevingtons were found. The name derives from "Shrunken Village".

One is a mediaeval settlement in Warwickshire, where the population was displaced duing 16th century by landowners seeking more ground for grazing sheep for the burgeoning wool trade.

The other is in Gloucestershire on the banks of the river Severn, near Stroud, with history dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain. There have been significant archaeological finds in the area.