Ship: HMS LULLINGTON
Pennant No: M1163
Laid Down: 26th October 1954
Built by: Harland & Wolff, Belfast. Yard Number 1524
Completed: 1st June 1956
Time to Build: 20 months
Commissioned: 8th December 1956 for 104th Minesweeping Squadron (MSS) based Malta
Years Fully Operational: 2 1/2
Outline of Operational Career:
- Jan 1957 Passage to Malta. Joined 104th MSS
- 1957-Jul 58 Completed 4 periods of Cyprus Patrol
- Aug-Sep 58 Deployed to Aden for 3 weeks
- Nov 1958 Cyprus Patrol
- Dec 1958 Paid off to Reserve in Malta
- Jan-Feb 1960 Passage (Ferry Crew) to Singapore
- Mar 60-Dec 64 Station Reserve in Singapore
- 20 Jan 1965 Commissioned for 11th MCMS. Singapore Straits Patrols
Significant Events:
- 26 Mar 65 Challenged a sampan off Johore, and two occupants immediately jumped overboard
Paid Off: 17th May 1965
Disposal: 1966 Transferred to Royal Malaysian Navy as KD TAHAN
VILLAGE
Three villages found in England.
In Somerset:
3 miles North East of Frome. Name means "settlement of Lulla's people". before the Norman conquest, the estate belonged to King Harold.
In East Sussex :
In Cuckmere valley. 10 miles South East of Lewes, opposite Alfriston.
In Derbyshire :
Mentioned in Domesday Book as Lullitune
Close to National Memorial Arboretum
No recorded history in any location.