Allied Warships

HMS ML 443 (ML 443)

Motor Launch of the Fairmile B class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMotor Launch
ClassFairmile B 
PennantML 443 
Built byBrooke Marine Ltd. (Oulton Broad, England, U.K.) 
Ordered29 Apr 1941 
Laid down 
Launched 
Commissioned30 Nov 1941 
Lost12 Jul 1944 
History

Mined and heavily damaged off Anzio, Italy on 12 July 1944. The bow to the bridge was blown off. The wreck was towed to Piombino where it was beached. All salvageable gear was removed and the hulk was declared a total loss.

 

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Notable events involving ML 443 include:


22 Nov 1942
HrMs O 15 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) shifted from Dundee to Rosyth. She was escorted by HMS ML 443 (T/Lt. T.D.L. Platt, DSO, RNVR) (1)

Sources

  1. File 2.12.03.6397 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)

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