HMT Lord Middleton (FY219)
This ship was originally a fishing trawler launched on 24 March 1936. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy upon the outbreak of the World War II, Second World War in 1939 and designated HMT ''Lord Middleton'' with the pennant number (FY219). She survived the war and was returned to her owner in July 1945. She was scrapped in 1964. Her sister-ship, HMT Lord Austin (FY220), HMT ''Lord Austin'', was lost on 24 June 1944. The ship features in a song written by Alan Bell of The Taverners Folk Group: ''"So spare to her a kindly glance if e'er you're passing by, for over there in the old scrapyard the Lord Middleton must die"''. Service in the Second World War In April 1942, ''Lord Middelton'' rescued crew from the torpedoed Cargo ship, merchantman ''Empire Howard''. In May of the same year, she also rescued some of the crew of the Soviet ship ''Tsiolkovskij'' after that vessel was eventually sunk by attacks from a German U-boat and two destroyers. On 20 September 1942, ' ...
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HMS Middleton
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Middleton'' after the Middleton fox hunting, hunt: * , launched in 1941, was a Type II . She served in World War II and was scrapped in 1958. * , launched in 1983, is a . In addition, one ship has carried the name HMS ''Lord Middleton'': * , was a requisitioned naval trawler which served in the Second World War. She was taken over by the British Admiralty, Admiralty in 1939 and returned to her original owners in 1945. Another ship was known as RFA ''Robert Middleton'': * , was a ''Dundas''-class coastal stores carrier of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. {{DEFAULTSORT:Middleton Royal Navy ship names ...
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