HMS Stubbington (M1204)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Stubbington
BuilderCamper & Nicholson, Portsmouth
Laid down26 October 1954
Launched8 August 1956
Commissioned30 July 1957
RenamedHMS Montose - June 1972–1976
IdentificationPennant number M1204
General characteristics
Class & typeTon-class minesweeper
Displacement440 long tons
Length152 ft (46.3 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion2 Napier Deltic, producing 3,000 shp (2,200 kW)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Armament

HMS Stubbington was a Ton-class minesweeper which saw service with the Royal Navy during the Cold War. Built by Camper & Nicholson, Portsmouth, she was launched on 8 August 1956. She served as a minesweeper in the Mediterranean and the Middle East in the 1950s and 1960s, and in the Royal Navy Reserve under the name HMS Montrose from 1972 to 1976. She then was used for Fishery Protection duties. Stubbington was broken up in 1989.