HMS Belton (M1199)

HMS Belton (M1199)

HMS "Belton" (M1199) Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 October 1955. The "Belton" ran aground in the Hebrides in October 1971. She was eventually re-floated and taken to Greenock in Scotland but was found to be beyond economical repair. Although she never put to sea under her own steam again, it wasn't until 25 November 1974 before she was sold for disposal.

One of her sister ships, HMS "Bronington", has been preserved and is berthed at Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, as part of the former Warship Preservation Trust.


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