HMS Sefton

Ship: HMS SEFTON
Pennant No: M1178
Laid Down: 18th May 1953
Built by: Whites Shipyard Ltd, Southampton
Completed: 28th June 1955
Time to Build: 25 months
Commissioned: 18th July 1955 as Senior Officer 108th Minesweeping Squadron (MSS) based Malta
Years Fully Operational: 3

Outline of Operational Career:

• 9-20 Sep 55 Passage to Malta with 108th MSS
• 30 Sep-19 Dec 55 First Cyprus Patrol (75 Days on patrol)
• 10 Feb-30 Mar 56 2nd Cyprus Patrol (40 Days on patrol)
• 24 Nov-20 Dec 56 3rd Cyprus Patrol (26 Days on patrol)
• 22 Feb-29 Mar 57 4th Cyprus Patrol (36 days on patrol
• 30 Apr-25 May 57 5th Cyprus Patrol (26 days on patrol)
• 5 Jul-29 Jul 57 6th Cyprus Patrol (25 days on patrol)
• Aug 58 Paid off Malta. Crew UK to commission HOUGHTON
• 1959-64 Towed to ADEN for Reserve
• 20 Oct 64 Recommissioned for passage to UK for Refit

Significant Events:

• 31 Oct-21 Nov 56 Took part in Operation MUSKETEER Docking in FS FOUDRE to change propellers Led sweeping force down canal to 33 km mark - proceeded furthest south before UN took over.

Paid Off: 30th November 1964
Disposal: 2nd July 1968 Sold to CH Rugg. Transferred to Bakkerzonen, Bruges for break up