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