HMS Shoulton (M1182)  HMS "Shoulton" (M1182) was a of the Royal Navy. "Shoulton" was ordered on 17 June 1952 and was launched at Montrose Shipyard, Montrose, Scotland on 10 September 1954. She was completed on 16 November 1955, commissioning with the pennant number M1182. "Shoulton" was long overall and between perpendiculars, with a beam of and a draught of . Displacement was normal and deep load. Like all the Ton-class, the ship had an Aluminium-framed wooden hull. She was powered by a pair of Napier Deltic diesel engines which drove two shafts, giving a total of and a speed of . 45 tons of fuel were carried, giving a range of at . Armament consisted of a single Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun forward and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon aft. Minesweeping equipment included wire sweeps for sweeping moored contact mines and acoustic or magnetic sweeps for dealing with influence mines. Unlike earlier ships of the class, "Shoulton" was fitted with an enclosed bridge. In 1957, "Shouton" was converted into a prototype minehunter by Vosper Thornycroft at their Woolston, Southampton works. In November 1960, "Shouton" was part of the 50th Mine Sweeping Squadron and in July 1963 joined the First Minesweeping Squadron as the Senior Officer's ship. "Shoulton" was sold for scrapping on 2 February 1981 and was broken up in Blyth.