108th MSS – Malta
BURNASTON stopped the Turkish vessel DENIZ off Cyprus, in 1959, and whilst a boarding party was aboard, the DENIZ crew scuttled their ship. Two cases of ammunition were salvaged before she sank. At the time she was part of the 108th MSS in the Mediterranean.
HMS BURNASTON M1116
Laid Down: 3rd May 1951 Built by: Fleetlands, Gosport
Completed: 3rd March 1954 Time to Build: 34 Months
Commissioned: March 1954 For 104th Minesweeping Squadron Based: Harwich
Years Fully Operational: 8
Outline of Operational Career:
Apr 1954 Joined 104th MSS at Harwich
Nov 1954 Placed in Reserve at Chatham, following refit.
Mar 1957 Recommissioned for 100th MSS based Portsmouth
Sep 1958 Paid off for Deltic Conversion at Sheerness
Mar 1959 Commissioned for 108th MSS based Malta. To Med.
Mar 1962 Paid off at Malta. Towed to Gibraltar. Docking & Reserve
Sep 1965 Recommissioned for 9th MSS based Bahrein. Deployed.
Feb 1967 Returned to Gibraltar for Refit Mar-Jun. Return delayed.
Jun 1967 Attached to 7th MSS based Malta. Cyprus Patrols
Aug 1967 Lent Fishery Protection Squadron based Port Edgar
Nov 1967 Passage from UK round Africa. Arrived Bahrain Mar 68
Feb 1968 Rejoined 9th MSS at Bahrain
Mar 1969 Passage to UK round Africa, Arrived Portsmouth June 69
Significant Events: Oct 1954 Major defect during Ex BAREBONES (Loch Ewe)
June 1967 Suez Canal closed by war while on passage to Bahrain
Oct 1959 MV ‘Deniz’ scuttled while being searched off Cyrus
Apr 1961 SHAVINGTON collided with BURNASTON during
Passage manoeuvres. SHAVINGTON serious damage
Paid Off: 9th June 1969 Disposal : 29 Mar 71 Sold to Metrec, Newhaven for breaking up.
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