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