Allied Warships

HMS ML 454 (ML 454)

Motor Launch of the Fairmile B class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor Launch
ClassFairmile B 
PennantML 454 
Built byAlex Robertson & Sons Ltd. (Sandbank, Scotland, U.K.) 
Ordered29 Apr 1941 
Laid down 
Launched 
Commissioned16 Jan 1942 
End service 
History

Sold in May 1946

 

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Notable events involving ML 454 include:


3 Jan 1943
With her refit completed, HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN), departed Blyth for Dundee. She was escorted by HMS ML 454 (T/Lt. W.M. Russell, RNVR). (1)

23 Mar 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) departed Dundee for trials in the North Sea to the East of Dundee. She was escorted by the British Motor Launch HMS ML 454 (T/Lt. W.M. Russell, RNVR). (2)

6 Jun 1943
HMS Untiring (Lt. R. Boyd, DSC, RN) departed Blyth for Holy Loch. She was initially escorted by HMS ML 300 (CO ?) until 1600 hours when HMS ML 454 (T/Lt. W.M. Russell, RNVR) took over the escort.

At 0635/7 HMS Stella Pegasi (T/Lt. T.G. Hornsby, RNR) took over the escort and finally at 1740/7 HMS Sabre (Lt. R.L. Caple, DSC, RN) took over the escort. (3)

Sources

  1. File 2.12.03.6381 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
  2. File 2.12.03.6390 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
  3. ADM 173/18435

ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.


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