HMS Fiskerton

Ship: HMS FISKERTON
Pennant No: M1206  
Laid Down: 1955
Built By: J. S. Doig, Grimsby
Completed: 18th April 1957
Time to Build: 26 months
Commissioned: 15th June 1957 for 104th MSS based at Malta
Years Fully Operational: 11

Outline of Operational Career:

• 30 Jun 57 Sailed UK for Malta. Completed one Cyprus Patrol
• 1958 Completed 3 Cyprus Patrols
• 21 Oct 59 Sailed for Singapore with HMS WOODBRIDGE HAVEN
• 30 Nov 59 Arrived Singapore
• 1960–1962 North Borneo Patrols, Hong Kong & Exercises
• 1963–1964 North Borneo Patrols supporting Army
• 1965 Singapore Straits & Borneo Patrols
• 1966 Singapore Straits Patrols (to March)
• Jan–Oct 67 Attached to 8th MCMS based Hong Kong
• Jan –Apr 68 Passage to UK via South Africa

Significant Events:

• 1959 Searched Bulgarian Freighter off Cyprus for military stores
• 3 Jan 60 Picked up survivors with HMS PUNCHESTON from sinking Liberty Ship VALLEY FORGE in Indonesian Waters
• 26 Apr 61 Attempted to tow HMS DARTINGTON, aground in Paitan Bay, North Borneo. Hull damaged aft while passing tow to HMS WOODBRIDGE HAVEN
• 4-5 May 61 Supported by North Borneo Police launch, boarded 2 Kumpits and arrested pirates (Photo above).
• 11–22 Dec 62 With HMS CHAWTON supported action at Limbang by 42 Cdo Royal Marines from Brunei. Lt Cdr J.J. Black (CO 1961-63) awarded MBE
• 4 Jan 64 Major fire in Engine Room while on Borneo Patrol
• 14 Jan 64 Intercepted sampan with 10 saboteurs. Killed 3
• Aug 65 Lt Cdr Prentis (CO 1964-66) awarded DSC

Paid Off: April 1968

Disposal: 1971 sold to Pounds (Portsmouth). Broken up by Henderson Merez, Dartford.

VILLAGE

Name derives from Saxon "Fishing Town" presumably with fish traps and/or deep pools in river.

Two villages found in Nottingham and Lincolnshire.

In Nottingham, on river Trent, 3 miles South East of Southwell.

Mentioned in Domesday Book.

In 1800's expensive properties were developed along the river for merchants commuting to Nottingham.These were later joined by warehouses, as Nottingham expanded, but opening of Nottingham - Lincoln railway in 1846 took trade away from the river. Still several significant mansions in the area. 

In Lincolnshire, 6 miles East of Lincoln. iron age artefacts have been disciovered in the fens, notably the Witham Shield, plus an ancient wooden causeway, spears swords and a hollowed out  log boat dated to 450-300 BC. Temporary airfield in WW2.