| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 120 |
| Built by | Aldous Successors Ltd. (Brightlingsea, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 22 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 8 Oct 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS ML 120 (ML 120)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Geoffrey Alexander Bridge Walker, RNZNVR | 21 Jun 1943 | 12 Sep 1943 |
| 2 | Jack Watson Packer, RANVR | 12 Sep 1943 | late 1943 |
| 3 | F V Reid, RNZNVR | late 1943 | 6 Mar 1944 |
| 4 | A E Lee, RNVR | 6 Mar 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving ML 120 include:
2 Dec 1941
HMS H 44 (Lt. J.S. Stevens, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Sheerness. She took passage astern of a convoy escorted by HMS ML 120. On the 3rd escort was taken over by HMS ML 116. (1)
27 Jun 1942
HMS H 50 (Lt. A.R. Profit, DSC, RN) departed Portsmouth for Sheerness. She was escorted by HMS ML 120 and in convoy. (2)
12 Mar 1945
HMS Vulpine (T/Lt. P.S. Thirsk, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS ML 472 (T/Lt. V.H. Harris, RNVR), HMS ML 911 (T/Lt. J.E.I. Barber, RNVR) and HMS ML 120 (T/Lt. A.E. Lee, RNVR). (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/16788
- ADM 173/17274
- ADM 173/20362
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.