HMS_Loch_More_(K639) Knowpia

	Loch More in March 1945
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Loch More
Namesake	Loch More
Builder	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Laid down	16 March 1944
Launched	3 October 1944
Commissioned	24 February 1945
Identification	Pennant number K639
Fate	Scrapped Thos. W. Ward, August 1963
General characteristics
Class and type	Loch-class frigate
Displacement	1,435 long tons (1,458 t)
Length	307 ft 9 in (93.80 m)
Beam	38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Draught	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers; 2 shafts; 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW);
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	114
Armament	1 × QF 4 inch Mark V on 1 single mounting HA Mk.III**; 4 × QF 2-pounder Mk.VII on 1 quad mount Mk.VII; 4 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V (or 2 × 40 mm Bofors A/A on 2 single mounts Mk.III); Up to 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on single mounts Mk.III; 2 × Squid triple barreled A/S mortars; 1 rail and 2 throwers for depth charges;

HMS Loch More was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy named after Loch More in Scotland.^[1]

References edit

^ Mason, Geoffrey B. (1998). Gordon Smith (ed.). "HMS Loch More (K 639) - Loch-class Frigate". naval-history.net. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

History
Loch More in March 1945
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Loch More
Namesake	Loch More
Builder	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Laid down	16 March 1944
Launched	3 October 1944
Commissioned	24 February 1945
Identification	Pennant number K639
Fate	Scrapped Thos. W. Ward, August 1963
General characteristics
Class and type	Loch-class frigate
Displacement	1,435 long tons (1,458 t)
Length	307 ft 9 in (93.80 m)
Beam	38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Draught	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 2 shafts 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	114
Armament	1 × QF 4 inch Mark V on 1 single mounting HA Mk.III** 4 × QF 2-pounder Mk.VII on 1 quad mount Mk.VII 4 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V (or 2 × 40 mm Bofors A/A on 2 single mounts Mk.III) Up to 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on single mounts Mk.III 2 × Squid triple barreled A/S mortars 1 rail and 2 throwers for depth charges