| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Launch |
| Class | Fairmile B |
| Pennant | ML 454 |
| Built by | Alex Robertson & Sons Ltd. (Sandbank, Scotland, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 29 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 16 Jan 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold in May 1946 |
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Notable events involving ML 454 include:
3 Jan 1943
With her refit completed, HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. Baron D.T. Mackay, RNN), departed Blyth for Dundee. She was escorted by HMS ML 454 (T/Lt. W.M. Russell, RNVR). (1)
23 Mar 1943
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. H.A.W. Goossens, RNN) departed Dundee for trials in the North Sea to the East of Dundee. She was escorted by the British Motor Launch HMS ML 454 (T/Lt. W.M. Russell, RNVR). (2)
6 Jun 1943
HMS Untiring (Lt. R. Boyd, DSC, RN) departed Blyth for Holy Loch. She was initially escorted by HMS ML 300 (CO ?) until 1600 hours when HMS ML 454 (T/Lt. W.M. Russell, RNVR) took over the escort.
At 0635/7 HMS Stella Pegasi (T/Lt. T.G. Hornsby, RNR) took over the escort and finally at 1740/7 HMS Sabre (Lt. R.L. Caple, DSC, RN) took over the escort. (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6381 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- File 2.12.03.6390 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18435
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.