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 in Tunis Bay.

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

VILLAGE

Tarlton is a small attractive Cotswold village, 4 miles South East of Stroud and 5 miles South West of Cirencester, close to the source of the River Thames. It lhas a population of about 80, widely scattered over an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Its  history dates back to Roman times, when retired legionaries were granted lands to farm along the Severn Valley.The Saxon Lord of the Manor was dispossessed following the Norman invasion and the village is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Its name derives from the Norman "Tomentone"..The church of St Lawrence is a Chapel of Ease dating to the eleventh century. In the Middle Ages the village became a market centre where farmers and itinerant traders met. Subsequently corn mills and small factories were developed but surviving significant buildings from those times have recently been converted into private homes.

Thanks to Philip Moore for correction to to the previous entry.