| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 560 |
| Built by | Cardnell Brothers (Maylandsea, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 28 Nov 1941 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 20 Dec 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | For disposal in October 1947 |
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Notable events involving ML 560 include:
13 Oct 1943
Four LCT's (HMS LCT 330, HMS LCT 420, HMS LCT 615 and HMS LCT 619) landed army tanks to the north of the River Volturno estuary. They had a close escort of two ML's (HMS ML 560 (T/Lt. R. Edelsten-Pope, RANVR) and ML 462 (T/S.Lt. J.W. Main, RNVR))
Close fire support was provided by the destroyers HMS Laforey (Capt. R.M.J. Hutton, DSO, RN), HMS Lookout (Lt.Cdr. A.G. Forman, DSC, RN) and the gunboat (sloop) HMS Flores (Lt.Cdr. J.S. Bax, RNN).
Cover for the operation was provided by the light cruiser HMS Mauritius (Capt. W.W. Davis, RN, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral C.H.J. Harcourt, CBE, RN).
During the operation HMS Laforey and HMS Lookout were attacked by enemy fighter bombers and near missed. HMS Laforey suffered two killed and ten wounded. HMS Lookout faired better with one wounded. (1)
19 Jan 1944
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) and HMS Ultor (Lt. G.E. Hunt, DSC, RN) departed Capri together for Naples. They were escorted by HMS ML 560 (T/Lt. R. Edelsten-Pope, RANVR). They arrived at Naples later the same day. (2)
25 Jan 1944
HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) and HMS Ultor (Lt. G.E. Hunt, DSC, RN) departed Capri for Naples. They were escorted by HMS ML 560 (T/Lt. R. Edelsten-Pope, RANVR). They arrived at Naples later the same day. (2)
27 Jan 1944
At 0630 hours (all times zone -1), HMS Uproar (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN), departed Naples together with HMS Ultor (Lt. G.E. Hunt, DSC, RN). They were escorted by HMS ML 560 (T/Lt. R. Edelsten-Pope, RANVR). They arrived at Capri at 0900 hours.
At 1700 hours HMS Uproar and HMS Ultor departed Capri for La Maddalena. They were escorted by HMS Hoy (T/Lt. G.H. McNair, MBE, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 53/117903 + ADM 199/641 + ADM 199/2280
- ADM 173/19288
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.