| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 300 |
| Built by | William Weatherhead (Cockenzie, Scotland, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 21 May 1940 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | For disposal in October 1945 |
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Notable events involving ML 300 include:
14 Sep 1942
With her refit completed, HMS Tuna (Lt. R.P. Raikes, RN), departed from Blyth for Holy Loch to start the work-up period for her 2nd commission. She made the passage together with HMS Sealion (Lt. D. Lambert, DSC, RN). They were escorted by HMS ML 300 (T/Lt. F.C.R. Piesse, RNVR) until 0725/15 when HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR) took over the escort. (1)
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. (2)
11 Aug 1943
HMS Ultimatum (Lt. W.H. Kett, DSC, RNR),
HMS Una (Lt. W.G. Meeke, DSC, RN) and HMS Uther (Lt. P.S. Beale, RN) departed Blyth for Holy Loch. They were escorted by HMS ML 300 (T/Lt. F.C.R. Piesse, RNVR) until Dundee where HMS Loch Monteith (T/Lt. K.W. Richardson, RNR) took over the escort. (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/17675
- ADM 173/18435
- ADM 173/18319
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.