HMS Chawton

Ship: HMS CHAWTON
Pennant No: M1209
Laid Down: 29 November 1955
Completed: 23 July 1958
Built By: Fleetlands Shipyard, Gosport
Time to Build: 32 months
Commissioned9 October 1958 for 104th MSS based in Malta
Years Fully Operational: 15

Outline of Operational Career:

• 30 Oct 58 Arrived Malta. Joined 104th MSS
• 1958-59 3 periods Cyprus Patrol
• 21Oct59 Deployed to Far East with WOODBRIDGE HAVEN
• 30 Nov 59 Arrived Singapore
• 1961-62 Exercises and visits. Anti-piracy patrols.
• 1963 North Borneo river patrols.
• 1964-65 Sarawak and Singapore Straits patrols
• Sept 65 Paid off and recommissioned as SO 9th MSS
• Oct 65 Passage to Bahrain
• 1966-67 Gulf and Straits of Oman Patrols. Exercises
• May 67 Passage to Gibraltar for Refit
• Dec 67 Passage to Bahrain round Africa
• 1968-69 9th MSS based Bahrain
• Mar 69 Passage to Gibraltar for refit then Reserve.
• Nov 71 Recommissioned to replace BELTON in FPS.

Significant Events:

• 8-22 Dec 62 Supported Limbang Raid. Two seamen wounded
• 9 Mar 72 Boarded French FV ‘Shetland’ in Channel following Hot Pursuit
• 10 Oct 74 Boarded 2000 ton Bulgarian Trawler ‘Aurelia’ while night fishing

Paid Off: 28th February 1975
Disposal: 24th January 1977 at Tees Marine Service, Middlesbrough

VILLAGE

In East Hampshire, famous as the home of author Jane Austen. 

Mentioned in Domesday Book.  Never developed into a settlement of substance, largely due toactions of local Lords of the Manor in 18th centuery, who enclosed common land, thus depriving labouring families of grounds to grow crops and obtain forage for their cattle.