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HMS St Brides Bay (K600)

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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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resumed her usual duties; local and fleet exercises, patrols in the Formosa Straits, and further patrols off Korea, serving as Guardship at
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in June. After exercises with the Far East Fleet and Commonwealth warships she sailed for Australia in late August, calling at
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off the east coast. Frequent exercises were carried out with ships of the United States, Australian and New Zealand navies.
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was sent to join the British naval forces that formed part of the United Nations Naval Task Force after the outbreak of the
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In January 1959 she was deployed for Borneo patrol, and in March escorted the Royal Yacht
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caused the gunboat to depart, allowing the freighter to continue on her original journey.
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On a Field White, on a lozenge Blue, surrounded by flames proper, a celestial crown Gold.
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724 tons oil fuel, 9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
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for breaking-up by Metal Industries, arriving there on 3 September 1962.
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to Hong Kong. After a refit, and local exercises she was deployed to
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was detached for visits to Australia and New Zealand, calling at
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In May she was deployed for anti-piracy patrol duties based at
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as Guardship in September, returning to Singapore in December.
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On 16 August 1953, she intervened when the British mercantile
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2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, 4-cylinder vertical
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operations before being released from United Nations duty.
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the coast of the Chinese mainland and ordered to make for
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1945 Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the Royal Navy
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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. 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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: 256: 246: 242: 241: 238: 234: 233: 230: 226: 225: 224: 223: 217: 209: 205: 204: 203: 202: 199: 194: 190: 189: 181: 180:Class and type 177: 176: 172: 171: 168: 164: 163: 160: 156: 155: 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: 1423: 1419: 1418: 1416: 1414: 1402: 1391: 1387: 1386: 1381: 1380: 1376: 1373: 1369: 1368: 1363: 1362: 1358: 1355: 1351: 1350: 1345: 1344: 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: 1011: 1008: 1006: 994: 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: 885: 880: 874: 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: 270: 266: 262: 259: 258: 254: 251: 247: 244: 243: 239: 236: 235: 231: 228: 227: 222: 218: 216: 212: 211: 210: 207: 206: 200: 197: 196: 195: 192: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 178: 173: 169: 166: 165: 161: 158: 157: 154:Korea 1950-53 153: 148: 147: 143: 140: 137: 136: 132: 129: 128: 124: 121: 120: 116: 113: 112: 108: 105: 104: 100: 97: 96: 92: 89: 88: 85: 81: 78: 75: 74: 70: 67: 66: 63: 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:. 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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 1392:(K640)) 1367:Dampier 1164:(K650)) 905:Hamburg 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 1443:  1410:  1002:  947:  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 1506:(ex- 1494:(ex- 1482:(ex- 1470:(ex- 1458:(ex- 1425:(ex- 1388:(ex- 1385:Owen 1370:(ex- 1352:(ex- 1334:(ex- 1331:Cook 1303:(ex- 1285:(ex- 1256:(ex- 1244:(ex- 1232:(ex- 1220:(ex- 1208:(ex- 1196:(ex- 1184:(ex- 1172:(ex- 1156:(ex- 1144:(ex- 1132:(ex- 1120:(ex- 1108:(ex- 1096:(ex- 1084:(ex- 1072:(ex- 1060:(ex- 1048:(ex- 1036:(ex- 1024:(ex- 945:ISBN 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 1559:: 1382:/ 1364:/ 1346:/ 1328:/ 1297:/ 1279:/ 907:: 881:. 856:. 826:^ 790:, 786:, 755:, 692:, 688:, 680:, 486:, 432:, 420:. 82:, 1510:) 1498:) 1486:) 1474:) 1462:) 1429:) 1374:) 1356:) 1338:) 1307:) 1289:) 1260:) 1248:) 1236:) 1224:) 1212:) 1200:) 1188:) 1176:) 1148:) 1136:) 1124:) 1112:) 1100:) 1088:) 1076:) 1064:) 1052:) 1040:) 1028:) 981:e 974:t 967:v 953:. 919:. 867:.

Index

St Brides Bay
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Pennant number
Bay-class
frigate
p/p
o/a
triple expansion
reciprocating engines
knots
Type 285
Type 291
Type 276
High Frequency Direction Finder
IFF
QF 4 inch Mark XVI guns
HA/LA
40 mm Bofors
20 mm Oerlikon
Hedgehog
depth charges
Bay-class
anti-aircraft
frigate
British
Royal Navy
St Brides Bay
Pembrokeshire
Mediterranean

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