HMS Thankerton

Ship: HMS THANKERTON
Pennant No: M1172
Laid Down: 16th March 1955
Built by: Camper & Nicholson Ltd, Southampton. Yard Number 794
Completed: 10th May 1957
Time to Build: 26 months
Commissioned: 31st July 1957 for 108th Minesweeping Squadron MSS) based Malta
Years Fully Operational: 4 (RN)

Outline of Operational Career:

• 12 –23 Aug 57 Passage to Malta
• 1 Oct –18 Nov 57 First Cyprus Patrol (47 days)
• 19 Dec 57-19 Jan 58 Second Cyprus Patrol (31 days)
• 26 Feb-5 Mar 58 Third Cyprus Patrol (34 days)
• 13-21 May 58 Fourth Cyprus Patrol (9 days)
• 6-26 Jun 58 Fifth Cyprus Patrol (20 days)
• 30 Sep-14 Nov 58 Deployment to Aqaba, Aden and Berbera
• 1 Jan-4 Feb 59 Sixth Cyprus Patrol (35 days)
• 11 Apr-15 Apr 59 Seventh Cyprus Patrol (35 days)
• 30 May 59 Paid off to Reserve at Malta
• 18 Nov 59 Commissioned for passage to Singapore
• 8 Dec 59-19 Jan 60 Passage to Singapore
• 1 Feb 60 Paid off to reserve at Singapore
• 1960-64 Reserve Fleet Singapore
• 20 Jan 65 Commissioned at Singapore for 11th MSS
• 1965 Local Patrols off Singapore

Paid Off: December 1965
Disposal: 8th April 1966 Sold to Royal Malaysian Navy as BRINCHANG

VILLAGE

In South Lanarkshire, Scotland, between Biggar and Lanark.

Name comes from the feudal lord Thoncard, possibly a Flemish knight (aka mercenary) who accompanied King David1 to gain the throne.

To the west is the hamlet of Eastend which was used by the Polish Army in exile in 1940-41.

No significant historical events recorded.