HMS Letterston

Ship: HMS LETTERSTON
Pennant No: M1160
Laid Down: 18th February 1954
Built by: Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Yard Number 1521
Completed: 29th June 1955
Time to Build: 16 months
Commissioned: July 1955 for 104th Minesweeping Squadron (MSS) based Harwich
Years Fully Operational: 6 Years

Outline of Operational Career:

• July 1955 Joined 104th MSS at Harwich, vice BEVINGTON
• 1955-56 Exercises, and Home and N. European Visits
• Aug-Sep 56 Passage to Malta for Op MUSKETEER
• 28 Oct 56 Cyprus Patrol
• 4-12 Nov 56 Operation MUSKETEER
• 14 Nov-Dec 56 Cyprus Patrol
• 17-28 Jan 57 Passage to UK to pay off to Reserve at Chatham
• 1957-1964 Reserve Fleet, Hythe
• 24 Feb 64 Recommissioned for CinC Plymouth
• Oct 64 Joined Fishery Protection Squadron at Port Edgar
• 1964-68 Fishery Protection Squadron

Significant Events:

• 5-6 Nov 56 Took part in Operation MUSKETEER as Danlayer
• Jan-Jun 65 Arrested 4 Foreign Trawlers. All Convicted
• Jan-Aug 66 Arrested 6 Foreign Trawlers. All Convicted
• Jul 68 Escorted Yacht ‘LIVELY LADY’ up Channel
• Nov-Dec 68 Arrested 4 Foreign Trawlers. All Convicted.

Paid Off: Aug 1969
Disposal: 9th June 1971 Sold to C H Rugg to be scrapped in Belgium