M1157

Length:

153'

Beam:

27.7'

Draught:

8.2'

Displacement:

360 Tons Standard
440 Tons Full Load

Armament:

1 x 40mm

Machinery:

2 x Napier Deltic Diesel Engines 18-7A, 3,000 bhp
4 x Foden Diesel Engines with 60kw Generators

Range:

2,500 nautical miles at 12 knots

Speed:

15 Knots

Complement:

36 (5 Officers, 31 Ratings)

Built by:

Harland and Wolff, Belfast

Laid down:

02/02/53

Launched:

18/02/54

Completed:

21/08/54

Crest/Badge:

Field:-

Barry wavy of ten white and blue.

Badge:-

Two keys, wards downwards, gold, surmounted by a naval mine with chain downwards, proper.

The keys refer to one of the functions of the Coastal Minesweepers, to unlock (by minesweeping) channels for shipping. The ship's name would be at the top of the badge under the crown. The badge remained the same in all of the ships; only the name changed.

Other ships in the class:

There were a total of 118 ships of the 'TON' class built; 116 for the Royal Navy and 2 for the South African Navy. The names of the ships were derived from villages (ending in 'ton') from the United Kingdom.

Fate:

14/08/56 As KILMOREY, Ulster Division RNR.

July 1960 Reverted to KIRLISTON

1962 to 1964 First of the class to be converted from a minesweeper to a minehunter at Portsmouth Dockyard.

October 1964 Leader of the 1^st Minesweeping Squadron

01/04/69 Hong Kong as part of the 6^th Mine Counter Measures Squadron

22/05/72 Sailed from Hong Kong to the UK with SHERATON.

August 1972 Arrived at LOCHINVAR (under Forth Bridge) 1^st MCMS

1973 Refit at Gibraltar

1974 First time a minehunter had been manned by the RNR for exercise "Northern Merger".

August 1975 to December 1975 Served with STANAVFORCHAN

August 1977 to January 1978 Served with STANAVFORCHAN

January 1982 to July 1982 Served with STANAVFORCHAN

September 1982 2^nd MCMS with NURTON. Preparations for electricity power cables across the channel. (Folkestone-Sandgate).

1987 For Disposal

1988 Standby Squadron prior to joining Disposal List.

20/10/91 Arrived Bruges for demolition.

Note:

When any of these ships were transferred to the RNR (Royal Naval Reserve) they were renamed with the traditional name associated with that Division. KIRKLISTON was renamed KILMOREY, Ulster Division Royal Naval Reserve.