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HMS NURTON. M1166
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 No: 12559   Contributor: David Menzies   Year: 1984   Manufacturer: Harland and Wolff, Belfast   Country: United Kingdom
HMS NURTON. M1166

Picture taken at the 1984 Portsmouth Navy Day. Commissioned 21st August 1957 built by Harland & Wolff.
Picture added on 20 November 2009 at 14:22
Comments:
Hi David,

are you sure this vessel wasn't built by John I. Thornycroft & Company, Southhampton rather than H&W?

Added by Marcel Gommers on 20 November 2009.
Wondering if you knew of Allen G Black who served on this ship?

Added by Angela Black on 22 August 2010.
served on hms nurton 1968, we were part of mcm unit working out of hms lochinvar at port edgar

Added by Jim Reeves on 28 October 2010.
From the oldships web site:
"Shipyard Harland & Wolff, Launched 22/10/1956,
Paid Off 03/12/1993.
Sole named ship. Re-named MONTROSE 1958-1961. Reverted to NURTON 1961-1972. Re-named KILLICRANKIE 1972-1974. last of the "Tons" in service with RN. Sold to Pounds 04/1995."

Added by Peter Langsdale on 28 October 2010.
I served in Nurton as a stoker Nov 1967 - Dec 1968, don`t remember Allen Black

Added by Albert Calland on 25 January 2012.
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