Unit History: HMS Shavington

Suez on HMS ShavingtonR in 1956

Written by Brian Sarsby

Remember sweeping the channel for mines, then went out to Cyprus.

HMS Shavington, in 1961

Written by Alan Reeves

WeThats three of us, Volunteered to go on the supply column up to the Yemen border with the army.Madness. Live bullets in our seldom used lee Enfield. Good job we never had to use it. Pongo’s have my deep respect then and certainly nowadays.