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In
September 1946 she joined the newly formed 5th Frigate Flotilla based in Malta, and continued her patrols in the Eastern Mediterranean. She returned to the UK in October, was decommissioned in November, and put into Reserve at
426:, but after the surrender of Japan in August this was changed and she was allocated for service in the 66th Escort Division in the Mediterranean Fleet. After trials, testing, and working-up at
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Reserve Fleet. She then carried out visits to ports on the south coast of England and in Wales before returning to Portsmouth.
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724 tons oil fuel, 9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
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Placed on the
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1945 Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the Royal Navy
385:, she spent most of her career in the Reserve Fleet.
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521:. Stroud: The History Press. p. 155.
381:. In commission from 1945 to 1946 in the
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170:1,600 long tons (1,626 t) standard
519:The Rise and Fall of Harland and Wolff
20:
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393:The ship was originally ordered from
191:307 ft 3 in (93.65 m)
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7:
483:British Iron & Steel Corporation
438:. She also deployed as guardship at
204:38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
173:2,530 long tons (2,571 t) full
1203:List of frigates of the Royal Navy
212:12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
14:
462:was changed to F604 in May 1948.
1239:Ships built by Harland and Wolff
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1066:
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227:, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
34:
422:was originally assigned to the
286:High Frequency Direction Finder
239:(36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
338:2 rails and 4 throwers for 50
1:
477:Decommissioning and disposal
485:(BISCO) for breaking-up by
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444:illegal Jewish immigrants
401:, on 6 March 1943 as the
328:A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V
321:A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V
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1152:Dom Francisco de Almeida
185:286 ft (87 m)
134:Sold for scrapping, 1958
599:; Warlow, Ben (2006) .
583:, HMSO, Gale and Polden
517:McCluskie, Tom (2013).
335:24 barrel A/S projector
308:QF 4 inch Mark XVI guns
282:target indication radar
147:General characteristics
1234:Ships built in Belfast
465:The ship attended the
1164:Afonso de Albuquerque
424:British Pacific Fleet
225:reciprocating engines
579:Souvenir Programme,
497:, on 22 July 1958.
383:Mediterranean Fleet
310:on 2 twin mounting
1229:Bay-class frigates
650:Bay-class frigates
270:fire control radar
262:processing systems
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276:air warning radar
81:Harland and Wolff
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110:15 February 1945
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706:Cardigan Bay
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699:Loch Harport
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373:, named for
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319:40 mm Bofors
260:Sensors and
165:Displacement
72:6 March 1943
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1133:Bigbury Bay
1088:Porlock Bay
1083:Matti Kurki
986:Pegwell Bay
966:Loch Carron
955:Gerrans Bay
937:Dundrum Bay
914:Wigtown Bay
859:Loch Arklet
814:Porlock Bay
802:Padstow Bay
783:Loch Heilen
730:Cawsand Bay
682:Bigbury Bay
565:20 December
487:J. Cashmore
409:Loch Arklet
354:(K604/F604)
294:transponder
91:Yard number
54:(K604/F604)
1224:1945 ships
1218:Categories
1184:Loch class
1145:Mounts Bay
1051:Loch Muick
1040:Thurso Bay
1015:Loch Glass
907:Loch Frisa
878:Veryan Bay
871:Loch Amish
823:Loch Muick
790:Mounts Bay
723:Loch Maddy
666:Royal Navy
501:References
456:Portsmouth
403:Loch-class
371:Royal Navy
252:Complement
217:Propulsion
1169:Dalrymple
1022:Herne Bay
1010:Dalrymple
854:Start Bay
771:Loch Foin
766:Largo Bay
742:Enard Bay
735:Loch Roan
554:Start Bay
448:Palestine
432:Gibraltar
428:Tobermory
420:Start Bay
375:Start Bay
358:Bay-class
352:Start Bay
156:Bay-class
115:Completed
99:Laid down
63:Start Bay
52:Start Bay
1033:Loch Eil
1004:Luce Bay
961:Surprise
674:Frigates
471:Spithead
333:Hedgehog
301:Armament
268:Type 285
107:Launched
59:Namesake
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1028:Dampier
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491:Newport
440:Trieste
436:Catania
406:frigate
399:Belfast
368:British
366:of the
364:frigate
288:(HF/DF)
209:Draught
159:frigate
85:Belfast
77:Builder
69:Ordered
28:History
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356:was a
314:Mk.XIX
180:Length
943:Alert
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552:"HMS
495:Wales
379:Devon
312:HA/LA
244:Range
237:knots
235:19.5
232:Speed
139:Badge
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1046:Owen
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567:2010
523:ISBN
434:and
350:HMS
331:1 ×
324:4 ×
317:4 ×
306:4 ×
201:Beam
131:Fate
94:1252
50:HMS
47:Name
469:at
446:to
377:in
292:IFF
193:o/a
187:p/p
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