HMS Lullington

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