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Bay Class (1944) FF Ships

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Bigbury Bay

K606 /F606

10-July-1945 1959 (Ex Loch Carloway 1944). Sold to Portuguese Navy, as Pacheo Pereira, sold for scrapping 6-July-1970.

Burghead Bay

K622 /F622

20-Sep-1945 1961 (Ex Loch Harport 1944).  To Portuguese Navy 1961 as Alvares Cabral. Sold and scrapped  23-June-1971.

Cardigan Bay

K630 /F630

25-June-1945 1962 (Ex Loch Laxford 1944). Sold and scrapped at Troon 05-Mar-1962.

Carnarvon Bay

K636 /F636

20-Sept-1945 1959 (Ex Loch Maddy). 1944. Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy, 28-Aug-1959.

Cawsand Bay

K644 /F644

13-Nov-1945 1959 (Ex Loch Roan). Scrapped at Genoa, Italy, 5-Sept-1959.

Dundrum Bay / Alert

K647 /F647

24-Oct-1946 1971 (Ex Loch Scamadale 1944). Renamed Alert and used as an official yacht on the China Station. Scrapped at Inverkeithing 31-Oct-1971

Enard Bay

K435 /F453

4-Jan-1946 1957 (Ex Loch Bracadale 1944). Scrapped at Faslane 15-Nov-1957.

Gerrans Bay / Surprise

K436 /F436

9-Sept-1945 1965 (Ex Loch Carron 1944). Renamed Surprise and used as an official yacht in the Mediterranean. In 1953 converted into a temporary Royal Yacht for the Fleet Coronation Review, which entailed replacement of forward gun mounting with a viewing platform for Her majesty. Afterwards she reverted to the original configuration. 
Scrapped at Bo'ness 29-Jun-1965.

Herne Bay

 

    (Ex Loch Eil 1944). Renamed Damper 1947. Fate unknown.

Hollesley Bay

 

    (Ex Loch Fannich 1944). Cancelled and scrapped on the slip.

Largo Bay

K423 /F423

26-Jan-1946 1958 (Ex Loch Fionn 1944). Sold and scrapped at Inverkeithing 11-Jul-1958.

Luce Bay

K427 /F427

12-Apr-1945 1966 (Ex Loch Glass 1944). Renamed Dalrymple 1947. Sold to Portuguese Navy as Alfonso de Albuquerque 1966.

Morecambe Bay

K624 /F624

22-Feb-1949 1961 (Ex Loch Heilen 1944). To Portuguese Navy 1961 as Dom Francesco de Almeida. Sold and scrapped 07-Sep-1970.  

Mounts Bay

K627 /F627

11-Apr-1944 1961 (Ex Loch Kilbirnie 1944). Sold to Portuguese Navy, as Vasco da Gama, 1961.  

Padstow Bay

K608 /F608

11-Mar-1946 1959 (Ex Loch Coulside 1944). Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy, 11-Aug-1959. 

Pegwell Bay

K638 /F638

01-Sep-1945 1959 (Ex Loch Mochrum).  Renamed Cook 1947. Sold date unknown.

Porlock Bay

K650 /F650

8-Mar-1946 1962 (Ex Loch Muick). renamed Porlock Bay 1944. Sold to Finnish Navy 1962 as Matti Kurki. Scrapped in 1975.

St. Austell Bay

K634 /F634

29-May-1945 1956 (Ex Loch Lyddoch 1944). Sold and broken up at Charlestown 13-Feb-1956.

St. Brides Bay

K600 /F600

15-June-1945 1962 (Ex Loch Achilty 1944). Scrapped at Charleston, 3-Sep-1962.

Start Bay

K604 /F604

6-Sept-1945 1958 (Ex Loch Arklet 1944). Scrapped at Newport, July 1958.

Thurso Bay

K640 /F640

19-Oct-1945 1970 (Ex Loch Muick 1944).  Renamed Owen1949. Sold and scrapped at Blyth 15-Jul-1970.

Tremadoc Bay

K605 /F605

11-Oct-1945 1959 (Ex Loch Arnish 1944). Scrapped at Genoa, Italy, 18-Sept-1959.

Veryan Bay

K651 /F651

30-July-1945 1959 (Ex Loch Swannay). Scrapped at Charlestown, 1-July-1959.

Whitesand Bay

K633 /F633

30-July-1945 1956 (Ex Loch Lubnaig 1944). Sold and scrapped at Charlestown 13-Feb-1956.

Widemouth Bay

K615 /F615

13-Apr-1945 1957 (Ex Loch Frisa 1944. Sold and scraped at Blyth 23-Nov-1957.

Wigtown Bay

K616 /F616

19-Jan-1946 1959 (Ex Loch Garasdale 1944). Sold and scrapped  Apr-1959.
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