HDML 1070
Watercraft, West Molesey 28/5/41
Imperial War Museum
London Gazette 14/6/45 – Birthday Honours 1945
- MID Engmn John Reid LT/KX160095
Known Crew
- TLt J H Want RNVR TLt 3/10/42 HMS St Christopher for MLs 24/10/42 Commanding Officer HDML 1070 3/43 HMS Copra (Largs)
- TSkipper J Clark RNR TSkipper 20/8/40 Commanding Officer HDML 1043 7/12/42 Commanding Officer HDML 1070 15/1/44
- TSLt Richard Henry Beale RNVR TSLt 13/5/41 HMS Wildfire for MLs 24/6/41 HDML 1070 1/10/42 Based at HMS Orlando, Greenock HMS St Christopher 3rd ML Flotilla Based at HMS Gregale (Malta) Commanding Officer ML 135 6/2/43 Operation Husky – Invasion of Sicily Commanding Officer HDML 1234 23/10/43 TLt 8/11/43 ML 135 For opening up the ports of Piraeus and Itea MID
- TMid R G Woodhead RNVR HDML 1070 28/6/43 TASLt 1/9/43 HMS Orlando (Greenock) TSLt 1/3/44 65th ML Flotilla Based at HMS Mentor II, Stornoway ML 536 27/3/44
- Engmn John Reid LT/KX160095 HDML 1070 Birthday Honours 1945 MID
Wartime Activities
- 1/7/41 105th ML Flotilla
Based at Sheerness on completion
ML 1001, ML 1010, ML 1020, ML 1021, ML 1024, ML 1036 and ML 1070. ML 1008 joins by end of 1941 - 1/42 105th ML Flotilla
Based at Sheerness
ML 1001 on the Thames refitting, to complete 12th January
ML 1008, ML 1010, ML 1020 and ML 1021 repairing, to complete 10th January
ML 1024, ML 1036 and ML 1070 at Sheerness repairing, to complete 8th January - 10/42 Based at HMS Orlando, Greenock
Post War History
- Fast Despatch Boat = FDB 55.
- 1948 Sold
