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Dates: 1937 - 1978 HMS Maidstone was a submarine depot ship of the Royal Navy. She was built to support the increasing numbers of submarines, especially on distant stations, such as the Mediterranean and the Pacific Far East. Her equipment included a foundry, coppersmiths, plumbers and carpenters shops, heavy and light machine shops, electrical and torpedo repair shops and plants for charging submarine batteries. She was designed to look after nine operational submarines, supplying over 100 torpedoes and a similar number of mines. Besides large workshops, there were repair facilities for all material in the attached submarines and extensive diving and salvage equipment was carried. There were steam laundries, a cinema, hospital, chapel, two canteens, a bakery, barber’s shop, and a fully equipped operating theatre and dental surgery.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Maidstone
" My father served in HMS Maidstone 1942-45 and I would like to know if she moved out of home waters and if so where her travellers took her. Any help would be great. "
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" Hi. My father Jim 'Jesse' Owens served several times at Sea Eagle. He was AS, PO and CPO there at different times from the late 50s and throughout the 60s and ended as Master at Arms on HMS Maidstone when it was used as a troop ship in his home town of Belfast. Ironically, his brother-in-law ..."
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"HMS St.Vincent (1960), HMS Collingwood,HMS Pelew, HMS Anzio,HMS Maidstone, HMS Jufair, HMS Norfolk.
HMS Sultan (1978), CTCRM Lympstone, HMS Dido, HMS Birmingham (3rd Destroyer Sqaudron),RNB Portsmouth (St.Ann's)"
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"Looking for SHARKY WARD (Harry), served with me on the Diving Tender "YOYO" which was attatched to HMS Maidstone, 1964-66. Sharky & his wife Doreen lived in Frazer ave, Helensburgh. Where I also lived."
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"charles hewitt (chas) served in the navy 1951 to 1961 - served on hms st vincent 51-52. hms maidstone 52-54. hms excellent 54-55. hms victory 55-55. hms cheviot(terror) 55-56.hms solebay 58-60."
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45 people in our World War 2 records 
17 people in our Pre Napoleonic records
400 people in our Forces Reunited records
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HMS Maidstone
1937 - 1978
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