HMS Dartington

Ship: HMS DARTINGTON
Pennant No: M1203
Laid Down: 10th March 1955
Built By: Philip & Sons, Dartmouth . Yard Number 1279
Completed: 26th June 1958
Time to Build: 39 months
Commissioned: 4th September 1958 for 108th MSS based in Malta 
Years Fully Operational: 10

Outline of Operational Career:

• 26 Sep 1958 Joined 108th MSS at Malta
• Oct-Nov 58 Joined Ton Group in Red Sea – Visit to Aqaba
• Oct 1959 Transferred to 104th MSS
• Oct-Nov 59 Passage to Singapore with 104th MSS
• 1960 104th MSS to Hong Kong for visit/exercises
• 1961-62 Exercises and Visits in China Sea area
• 1963 3 North Borneo Patrols, visits & Exercises
• 1964 7 North Borneo & 4 Singapore Straits Patrols
• 1965 4 North Borneo and 7 Singapore Straits Patrols
• 1966 4 North Borneo Patrols. Exercises & Visits
• 1967-69 Exercises and Visits in China Sea area

Significant Events: 

• Apr 61 Live Minesweeping Operation north of Sabah
• 25 Apr 61 Ran aground in Pitan Bay. Refloated
• Dec 62 First North Borneo Patrol. Guardship Brunei Town
• 6 Sep 65 Sampan Incident in Singapore Straits
• 3 Jan 66 Fired on by Indonesians in Singapore Straits

Paid Off: 21st April 1969
Disposal: 12th February 1970 sold to Wing Luen Hardwares Ltd of Hong Kong

VILLAGE

A picturesque Devon village on the river Dart, 2 miles South of Totnes.

In 1953 the famous Pottery arranged a convention which attracted international representation.