Ton-class minesweeper
Videos
The Ton class were coastal minesweepers built in the 1950s for the Royal Navy, but also used by other navies such as the South African Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. They were intended to meet th
HMS Glasserton in 1987
HMS Kedleston decommissioning at Portsmouth in 1991
River-class minesweeper
Videos
The River class was a class of minesweeper built for the British Royal Navy in the 1980s, designated Fleet Minesweepers. Operated mainly by the Royal Naval Reserve they were taken out of service in 19
Ton-class minesweeper
…the crews were largely taken from the Ton-class mine countermeasures flotilla based at Rosyth. The RNR vessels lasted until the introduction of the River-class minesweepers in 1984. The remainder of the regular RN ships began to be retired with the introduction of the Hunt-class MCM vessels from 1980. The last…
HMS Humber at South Shields in 1993
M2009 HMS Itchen in Southampton Water