HMS Highburton

Ship: HMS HIGHBURTON
Pennant No: M1130
Laid Down: 21st January 1953
Built By: J I Thornycroft, Southampton. Yard Number 4154
Completed: 21st May 1955
Time to Build: 28 months (first Deltic Ton)
Commissioned: 21st May 1955 for 105th MSS based Harwich
Years Fully Operational: 18

Outline of Operational Career:

• 9th August 1955 Joined 105th MSS at Harwich
• August-September 1956 Escorted Inshore Minesweepers to Malta
• October-November 1956 Escorted Inshore Minesweepers to UK
• 1957 Long refit Chatham
• 1958-1959 50th MSS (Trials) Squadron at Port Edgar
• November 1959 50th MSS (Trials) Squadron moved to Portland
• 1st October 1962 50th MSS renamed 3rd MSS
• January-April 1965 Crew commissioned Carhampton in Aden Emergency
• 1972 In Reserve at Gibraltar. Commissioned for FPS in October
• 1973-1976 Fishery Protection Squadron based Port Edgar

Significant Events:

• 23 August 1955 Visited Copenhagen to demonstrate Deltic Engine
• October 1955 Suffered 5 funnel fires on passage Brest to Harwich
• 5th October 1956 Major Funnel Fire approaching Toranto
• October 1956 Withdrawn from Operation MUSKETEER

Paid Off: 3rd March 1976
Disposal: 20th February 1978 sold to Tees Marine Services, Middlesborough for break up