HMS Shoulton

Ship: HMS SHOULTON
Pennant No: M1182
Laid Down: 17th March 1953
Built by: Montrose Shipbuilding Co Ltd
Completed: 16th November 1955
Time to Build: 32 months
Commissioned: 10th May 1957 for 51st (Trials) Minesweeping Squadron (MSS) based at Portland
Conversion: to Minehunting Trials Ship 1956-57
Years Fully Operational: 20

Outline of Operational Career:

• 1957-1959 Initial Minehunting Equipment Trials
• Aug 59-Jun 60 Deployment to USA and Canada for Minehunting System Evaluation Trials & Demonstrations
• 1961-62 Exercises in Home Waters and Minehunting System Demonstrations to European Navies.
• 1 Oct 62 1st Minehunting Squadron as SO based Port Edgar
• 1963-66 Minehunting Trials and Exercises in European Waters
• 1966-67 Conversion to Pump Jet Propulsion
• 5 Apr 67 Recommissioned for Trials of New Equipment as Senior Officer 3rd MCMS based Portland
• 1968-1978 Trials in UK Waters and European Port Visits including 58 Days Grenada Patrol 1973-77

Significant Events:

• 17 Oct 62 Attended Fleet Review by King Olaf of Norway
• Jun-Jul 63 Operation CABLEWAY off Borkum
• May 1964 Located wreck of Dutch ship ‘De Liefede’ sunk 1711
• Mar-Aug 68 Search for Air Lingus Viscount aircraft. 94 days on task
• Jan 72 First PAP Trials (French made automated mini submarine for mine hunting) based in Brest

Paid Off: 23rd November 1978
Disposal: 2nd February 1981 Sold to CK Booth at Blyth for break up

VILLAGE
Picturesque hamlet in the parish of Hallow, 5 miles West of Worcester.

Earthworks suggest the site has been inhabited since the Iron Age.

King Offa of Mercia granted the land to Bishop Mildred in 816.

The area has always been agricultural and has no historical events recorded.