Ship: HMS HICKLETON
Pennant No: M1131
Laid Down: 11th January 1954
Built By: J I Thornycroft, Woolston. Yard Number 4155
Completed: 24th June 1955
Time to Build: 18 months
Commissioned: 23rd July 1955 for 108th MMS based Malta
Years Fully Operational: 3
Outline of Operational Career:
- 9th September 1955 Joined 108th MSS for passage to Malta
- 20th September 1955 Arrived Malta
- 17th November 1955 Sailed Malta for first Cyprus Patrol
- May-July 1956 2nd Cyprus Patrol
- November 1956 Took part in Operation MUSKETEER sweeping in the Suez Canal
- November-December 1956 3rd Cyprus Patrol
- February-March 1957 4th Cyprus Patrol
- 1958 5th and 6th Cyprus Patrols
- February 1959 Paid Off in Malta. Crew to UK to man Burniston
- 1960 Passage to Singapore, Ferry Crew, for Reserve Fleet
- 10th April 1965 Commissioned as HMNZS HICKLETON for 11th MCMS
- 15th October-5th December 1966 Passage to UK via Suez Canal with Picton
Significant Events:
- 5th-6th November 1956 Operation MUSKETEER as Influence Sweeper
- 17th November 1956 One of three Tons to sweep Suez Canal to 30km mark
- September-November 1958 Short deployment through Suez Canal to Aqaba, Aden, Berbera and Djibouti during period of tension
- 1956-1966 Manned by RNZN during Indonesian Confrontation Patrols
Paid Off: December 1966
Disposal: 28th April 1967. Purchased by Argentinian Navy as Neuquen
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