36:
999:
1440:
1407:
563:
after she was damaged by 75 mm shore battery fire off
Songjin. She returned to Hong Kong for flotilla duties in November, and in April 1953 began her fourth Korean tour, deployed for military support off the east coast. In June she carried out bombardments in Ch'o-do area in support of RoK Army
642:, returning to Singapore in January 1957. In February she detached for service in New Zealand, arriving at Auckland in March for exercises, training and patrols, returning to Hong Kong in July. The ship was refitted at HM Dockyard, Singapore, from December 1957 to March 1958, and in April sailed to
526:
on 31 August, and joining the 4th
Frigate Flotilla. Her duties at Hong Kong included Guardship duty in the Yangtze, surveillance of Chinese Nationalist warship movements, and patrols to support military operations against insurgent forces in Malaya.
556:, returning to Hong Kong in January 1952 to continue supporting operations in Malaya. Her third UN tour began in June, and in July she was detached for duty with the United States Task Group on the East Coast, providing medical aid to the destroyer
482:. There her duties included weather ship and air sea rescue duties in the western Atlantic during U.S aircraft troop repatriation flights in late November 1945, patrol duty in the Aegean, Adriatic, and Red Seas, and periods as Guardship at
805:
sailed for the UK, arriving at
Portsmouth on 14 December. Two days later the ship was decommissioned after 16 years of continuous overseas service. Put into Reserve at Portsmouth in January 1962, she was sold to
551:
was deployed for
Flotilla duties at Hong Kong and Singapore, returning to Korea in August for patrols and fire support duties off the west coast. In December she took part in bombardment operations on the
446:, and was laid down on 2 May 1944. However the contract was then changed, and the ship was completed to a revised design as a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate. Admiralty Job No. J3902 was launched as
652:
for an official visit by the
Commander-in-Chief, Far East. In August she returned to Aden for local patrols and interception of illegal traffic, returning to Singapore in October.
1572:
979:
1587:
307:
948:
576:
resumed her usual duties; local and fleet exercises, patrols in the
Formosa Straits, and further patrols off Korea, serving as Guardship at
1541:
807:
313:
1582:
972:
782:
in June. After exercises with the Far East Fleet and
Commonwealth warships she sailed for Australia in late August, calling at
478:, but the proposed deployment in the Pacific was cancelled in August and she was reallocated to the 5th Escort Flotilla in the
346:
706:
580:
off the east coast. Frequent exercises were carried out with ships of the United States, Australian and New
Zealand navies.
539:
was sent to join the
British naval forces that formed part of the United Nations Naval Task Force after the outbreak of the
214:
673:
319:
1567:
965:
795:
335:
1167:
1489:
1239:
1227:
1115:
700:, before returning to Singapore in March. In May, while at Hong Kong some of ship's company were employed as
1453:
1203:
939:
1577:
1465:
1420:
1251:
1151:
1139:
1019:
732:
604:
339:
878:
1477:
1215:
1127:
591:
471:
387:
353:
594:
1501:
1341:
1191:
1103:
722:
1562:
1298:
1292:
853:
479:
409:
1522:
1359:
787:
779:
577:
557:
437:
79:
1091:
1055:
988:
944:
899:
553:
499:
429:
384:
360:
183:
1280:
1274:
1043:
1031:
647:
513:
249:
710:. In June she took part in Fleet exercises and made an official visit to Japan, calling at
1528:
1445:
1383:
1377:
1329:
1323:
1315:
1067:
883:
655:
In
January 1959 she was deployed for Borneo patrol, and in March escorted the Royal Yacht
623:
caused the gunboat to depart, allowing the freighter to continue on her original journey.
170:
On a Field White, on a lozenge Blue, surrounded by flames proper, a celestial crown Gold.
934:
715:
635:
503:
394:
301:
295:
220:
141:
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1347:
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701:
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608:
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519:
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401:
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494:, as well as attachment to the Haifa Patrol, attempting to intercept ships carrying
1412:
764:
748:
367:
252:
1365:
719:
627:
510:
264:
543:. She was deployed off the west coast of Korea and supported the evacuation of
1004:
685:
662:
584:
540:
495:
483:
417:
397:
275:
724 tons oil fuel, 9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
523:
464:
736:
908:
814:
for breaking-up by Metal Industries, arriving there on 3 September 1962.
783:
752:
711:
681:
677:
612:
735:, for detached service on a Pacific islands visit programme, calling at
904:
811:
639:
544:
487:
440:
433:
390:
186:
83:
957:
791:
768:
760:
756:
697:
693:
689:
661:
to Hong Kong. After a refit, and local exercises she was deployed to
643:
616:
775:
491:
475:
672:
was detached for visits to Australia and New Zealand, calling at
744:
740:
961:
774:
In May she was deployed for anti-piracy patrol duties based at
718:. On arrival back at Hong Kong on 2 July she collided with the
665:
as Guardship in September, returning to Singapore in December.
583:
On 16 August 1953, she intervened when the British mercantile
248:
2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, 4-cylinder vertical
564:
operations before being released from United Nations duty.
615:
the coast of the Chinese mainland and ordered to make for
771:, Philippines, before returning to Hong Kong in March.
727:, almost cutting the ship in half. In November she and
16:
1945 Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the Royal Navy
408:. In commission from 1945 to 1961, she served in the
847:
1436:
1403:
1314:
1267:
1012:
995:
845:
843:
841:
839:
837:
835:
833:
831:
829:
827:
450:on 16 January 1945, and completed on 15 June 1945.
898:
852:Mason, Geoffrey B. (2005). Gordon Smith (ed.).
798:, before returning to Singapore in September.
973:
943:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
8:
1009:
980:
966:
958:
1573:Korean War frigates of the United Kingdom
823:
198:1,600 long tons (1,626 t) standard
20:
474:in June 1945. In July she sailed for
428:The ship was originally ordered from
219:307 ft 3 in (93.65 m)
32:
7:
470:was commissioned for service in the
763:in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands,
232:38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
201:2,530 long tons (2,571 t) full
1542:List of frigates of the Royal Navy
751:on 9 January 1961, then called at
240:12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
14:
900:"Kleinkrieg im Chinesischen Meer"
1588:Ships built by Harland and Wolff
1438:
1405:
997:
810:for scrapping. She was towed to
255:, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
34:
506:was changed from K600 to F600.
416:, seeing active service in the
314:High Frequency Direction Finder
267:(36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
366:2 rails and 4 throwers for 50
1:
547:. From February to July 1951
509:In July 1949 she sailed with
879:"China: Shot Across the Bow"
854:"HMS St Brides Bay, frigate"
572:After a refit at Hong Kong
1604:
1537:
1517:
767:, Admiralty Islands, and
496:illegal Jewish immigrants
356:A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V
349:A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V
174:
27:
23:
1491:Dom Francisco de Almeida
747:, Samoa. She arrived at
213:286 ft (87 m)
162:Sold for scrapping, 1962
937:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
707:The World of Suzie Wong
436:, on 2 May 1943 as the
363:24 barrel A/S projector
336:QF 4 inch Mark XVI guns
310:target indication radar
175:General characteristics
1583:Ships built in Belfast
733:Townsville, Queensland
704:during the filming of
605:Republic of China Navy
1503:Afonso de Albuquerque
778:, Borneo, calling at
599:), was seized in the
592:Flower-class corvette
472:British Pacific Fleet
253:reciprocating engines
619:. The appearance of
603:by a gunboat of the
887:. 7 September 1953.
638:for patrols in the
607:enforcing Taiwan's
480:Mediterranean Fleet
459:Mediterranean Fleet
338:on 2 twin mounting
80:Harland & Wolff
1568:Bay-class frigates
989:Bay-class frigates
911:. 3 September 1953
502:. In May 1948 her
298:fire control radar
290:processing systems
1550:
1549:
1399:
1398:
950:978-1-86176-281-8
858:naval-history.net
801:In November 1961
739:, New Caledonia,
646:with the frigate
535:In December 1950
430:Harland and Wolff
375:
374:
304:air warning radar
1595:
1529:Type 15 frigates
1444:
1442:
1441:
1411:
1409:
1408:
1268:Admiralty yachts
1010:
1003:
1001:
1000:
982:
975:
968:
959:
954:
921:
920:
918:
916:
902:
895:
889:
888:
875:
869:
868:
866:
864:
849:
250:triple expansion
133:16 December 1961
42:
39:
38:
37:
21:
1603:
1602:
1598:
1597:
1596:
1594:
1593:
1592:
1553:
1552:
1551:
1546:
1533:
1513:
1467:Pacheco Pereira
1446:Portuguese Navy
1439:
1437:
1432:
1406:
1404:
1395:
1310:
1263:
998:
996:
991:
986:
951:
935:Colledge, J. J.
933:
930:
925:
924:
914:
912:
897:
896:
892:
877:
876:
872:
862:
860:
851:
850:
825:
820:
570:
533:
461:
456:
454:Service history
426:
289:
150:
109:16 January 1945
40:
35:
33:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1601:
1599:
1591:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1555:
1554:
1548:
1547:
1545:
1544:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1531:
1525:
1518:
1515:
1514:
1512:
1511:
1499:
1487:
1475:
1463:
1455:Álvares Cabral
1450:
1448:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1430:
1417:
1415:
1401:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1375:
1357:
1339:
1320:
1318:
1316:Survey vessels
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1290:
1271:
1269:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1258:Loch Garasdale
1249:
1237:
1225:
1213:
1201:
1189:
1177:
1169:St Austell Bay
1165:
1149:
1137:
1134:Loch Kilbernie
1125:
1113:
1101:
1089:
1086:Loch Brachdale
1077:
1065:
1053:
1041:
1029:
1016:
1014:
1007:
993:
992:
987:
985:
984:
977:
970:
962:
956:
955:
949:
929:
926:
923:
922:
890:
870:
822:
821:
819:
816:
668:In early 1960
569:
566:
560:John R. Pierce
532:
529:
522:, arriving at
504:pennant number
460:
457:
455:
452:
425:
422:
414:Eastern Fleets
373:
372:
371:
370:
364:
357:
354:20 mm Oerlikon
350:
343:
330:
326:
325:
324:
323:
317:
311:
305:
299:
291:
285:
284:
281:
277:
276:
273:
269:
268:
261:
257:
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246:
242:
241:
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234:
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223:
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209:
205:
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190:
189:
181:
180:Class and type
177:
176:
172:
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152:
146:
145:
142:Pennant number
139:
138:Identification
135:
134:
131:
130:Decommissioned
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
59:
55:
54:
48:
44:
43:
41:United Kingdom
30:
29:
25:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1600:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1578:Weather ships
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1560:
1558:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1536:
1530:
1527:Followed by:
1526:
1524:
1521:Preceded by:
1520:
1519:
1516:
1509:
1505:
1504:
1500:
1497:
1496:Morecambe Bay
1493:
1492:
1488:
1485:
1481:
1480:
1479:Vasco da Gama
1476:
1473:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1461:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1447:
1435:
1428:
1424:
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1419:
1418:
1416:
1414:
1402:
1391:
1387:
1386:
1381:
1380:
1376:
1373:
1369:
1368:
1363:
1362:
1358:
1355:
1351:
1350:
1345:
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1340:
1337:
1333:
1332:
1327:
1326:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1306:
1302:
1301:
1296:
1295:
1291:
1288:
1287:Loch Scamdale
1284:
1283:
1278:
1277:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1266:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1247:
1243:
1242:
1241:Widemouth Bay
1238:
1235:
1231:
1230:
1229:Whitesand Bay
1226:
1223:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1202:
1199:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1187:
1186:Loch Achility
1183:
1182:
1181:St Brides Bay
1178:
1175:
1171:
1170:
1166:
1163:
1159:
1158:Loch Seaforth
1155:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1146:Loch Coulside
1143:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1131:
1130:
1126:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1117:Morecambe Bay
1114:
1111:
1107:
1106:
1102:
1099:
1095:
1094:
1093:Hollesley Bay
1090:
1087:
1083:
1082:
1078:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1057:Carnarvon Bay
1054:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1030:
1027:
1026:Loch Carloway
1023:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1015:
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1008:
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990:
983:
978:
976:
971:
969:
964:
963:
960:
952:
946:
942:
941:
936:
932:
931:
927:
910:
906:
903:(in German).
901:
894:
891:
886:
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871:
859:
855:
848:
846:
844:
842:
840:
838:
836:
834:
832:
830:
828:
824:
817:
815:
813:
809:
804:
803:St Brides Bay
799:
797:
793:
789:
785:
781:
777:
772:
770:
766:
762:
758:
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
730:
726:
725:
721:
717:
713:
709:
708:
703:
699:
695:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
670:St Brides Bay
666:
664:
660:
659:
653:
651:
650:
645:
641:
637:
633:
632:St Brides Bay
630:in late 1956
629:
624:
622:
621:St Brides Bay
618:
614:
610:
609:Guanbi policy
606:
602:
601:Taiwan Strait
598:
597:
593:
589:
586:
581:
579:
578:Pangyaengo Do
575:
574:St Brides Bay
568:Eastern Fleet
567:
565:
562:
561:
555:
550:
549:St Brides Bay
546:
542:
538:
537:St Brides Bay
530:
528:
525:
521:
520:Eastern Fleet
517:
516:
512:
507:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
485:
481:
477:
473:
469:
468:St Brides Bay
466:
458:
453:
451:
449:
448:St Brides Bay
445:
442:
439:
435:
431:
423:
421:
419:
415:
411:
410:Mediterranean
407:
406:Pembrokeshire
403:
402:St Brides Bay
399:
396:
392:
389:
388:anti-aircraft
386:
382:
381:
380:St Brides Bay
369:
368:depth charges
365:
362:
358:
355:
351:
348:
344:
341:
337:
333:
332:
331:
328:
327:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
308:Type 276
306:
303:
302:Type 291
300:
297:
294:
293:
292:
287:
286:
282:
279:
278:
274:
271:
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161:
158:
157:
154:Korea 1950-53
153:
148:
147:
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129:
128:
124:
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120:
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113:
112:
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96:
92:
89:
88:
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81:
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74:
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67:
66:
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62:St Brides Bay
60:
57:
56:
53:
52:St Brides Bay
49:
46:
45:
31:
26:
22:
19:
1507:
1502:
1495:
1490:
1483:
1478:
1471:
1466:
1460:Burghead Bay
1459:
1454:
1426:
1421:
1413:Finnish Navy
1389:
1384:
1378:
1371:
1366:
1360:
1353:
1348:
1342:
1336:Loch Mochrum
1335:
1330:
1324:
1304:
1299:
1293:
1286:
1281:
1275:
1257:
1252:
1245:
1240:
1234:Loch Lubnaig
1233:
1228:
1222:Loch Swannay
1221:
1216:
1209:
1205:Tremadoc Bay
1204:
1197:
1192:
1185:
1180:
1179:
1174:Loch Lyddoch
1173:
1168:
1161:
1157:
1152:
1145:
1140:
1133:
1128:
1121:
1116:
1109:
1104:
1098:Loch Fannich
1097:
1092:
1085:
1080:
1073:
1068:
1061:
1056:
1050:Loch Laxford
1049:
1045:Cardigan Bay
1044:
1038:Loch Harport
1037:
1033:Burghead Bay
1032:
1025:
1020:
938:
928:Publications
913:. Retrieved
893:
882:
873:
861:. Retrieved
857:
802:
800:
773:
749:Pearl Harbor
729:Cardigan Bay
728:
723:
705:
669:
667:
657:
654:
648:
634:was sent to
631:
625:
620:
595:
590:(the former
587:
582:
573:
571:
559:
548:
536:
534:
518:to join the
515:Cardigan Bay
514:
508:
467:
462:
447:
444:Loch Achilty
443:
427:
424:Construction
400:, named for
379:
377:
376:
347:40 mm Bofors
288:Sensors and
193:Displacement
122:Commissioned
117:15 June 1945
51:
18:
1472:Bigbury Bay
1427:Porlock Bay
1422:Matti Kurki
1325:Pegwell Bay
1305:Loch Carron
1294:Gerrans Bay
1276:Dundrum Bay
1253:Wigtown Bay
1198:Loch Arklet
1153:Porlock Bay
1141:Padstow Bay
1122:Loch Heilen
1069:Cawsand Bay
1021:Bigbury Bay
909:Zeit Online
743:, Fiji and
720:minesweeper
628:Suez Crisis
626:During the
511:sister ship
322:transponder
149:Honours and
90:Yard number
1563:1945 ships
1557:Categories
1523:Loch class
1484:Mounts Bay
1390:Loch Muick
1379:Thurso Bay
1354:Loch Glass
1246:Loch Frisa
1217:Veryan Bay
1210:Loch Amish
1162:Loch Muick
1129:Mounts Bay
1062:Loch Maddy
1005:Royal Navy
863:9 December
818:References
731:sailed to
686:Wellington
663:Addu Atoll
613:blockading
541:Korean War
531:Korean War
484:Alexandria
465:sea trials
438:Loch-class
418:Korean War
398:Royal Navy
280:Complement
245:Propulsion
101:2 May 1944
71:2 May 1943
1508:Dalrymple
1361:Herne Bay
1349:Dalrymple
1193:Start Bay
1110:Loch Foin
1105:Largo Bay
1081:Enard Bay
1074:Loch Roan
674:Fremantle
658:Britannia
585:freighter
558:USS
554:Han River
524:Hong Kong
500:Palestine
385:Bay-class
184:Bay-class
144:K600/F600
125:June 1945
114:Completed
98:Laid down
1372:Loch Eil
1343:Luce Bay
1300:Surprise
1013:Frigates
784:Brisbane
780:Yokosuka
753:Funafuti
724:Damerham
712:Yokohama
682:Auckland
678:Adelaide
588:Nigelock
361:Hedgehog
329:Armament
296:Type 285
106:Launched
58:Namesake
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812:Faslane
716:Maizuru
640:Red Sea
596:Nigella
545:Incheon
488:Trieste
441:frigate
434:Belfast
395:British
393:of the
391:frigate
316:(HF/DF)
237:Draught
187:frigate
84:Belfast
76:Builder
68:Ordered
28:History
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915:27 May
796:Darwin
792:Cairns
788:Mackay
769:Iloilo
761:Tarawa
757:Onotoa
737:Nouméa
702:extras
698:Cairns
694:Sydney
690:Hobart
644:Inchon
617:Penghu
490:, and
463:After
383:was a
342:Mk.XIX
208:Length
151:awards
1282:Alert
1160:, ex-
808:BISCO
776:Tawau
765:Manus
649:Alert
492:Aqaba
476:Malta
340:HA/LA
272:Range
265:knots
263:19.5
260:Speed
167:Badge
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917:2016
884:Time
865:2010
794:and
759:and
745:Apia
741:Suva
714:and
696:and
684:and
676:and
636:Aden
412:and
378:HMS
359:1 ×
352:4 ×
345:4 ×
334:4 ×
229:Beam
159:Fate
93:1250
50:HMS
47:Name
611:of
498:to
404:in
320:IFF
283:157
221:o/a
215:p/p
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