HMS Tarlton

Ship: HMS TARLTON
Pennant No: M1186
Laid Down: 31st December 1953
Built by: J S Doig (Grimsby) Ltd
Completed: 14th December 1955
Time to Build: 24 months
Commissioned: 8th March 1956 for 108th Minesweeping Squadron (MSS) based Malta
Years Fully Operational: 4 months

Outline of Operational Career:

• 14-24 Mar 56 Passage to Malta to join 108th MSS
• 1 May-14 Jun 56 First (and only) Cyprus Patrol (42 days)
• 30 Jun-11 Jul 56 Passage to UK. To Reserve

Significant Events:

• 21-23 Mar 56 Met severe gale (Force 9, gusting 11) off Cape Bon. Sheltered Tunis Bay.

Paid Off: July 1956
Disposal: 1967 Sold to Argentina as ‘RIO NEGRO’.

VILLAGE

TARLTON name not found. May be a mis-spelling by Ship Naming Committee of TARLETON, 9 miles from Preston, Lancashire.

Name derives from Old Norse "Tharoldr's Farm" and reverted to Tharilton in 1246.

Owner's family name Tarleton recorded under King Richard II.

History of changes of land ownership in mediaeval times, but no recent history.