HMS Loch Morlich (K517) was a Loch-class

Loch class frigate

The Loch class was a class of anti-submarine frigate built for the Royal Navy and her allies during World War II. They were an innovative design based on the experience of 3 years of fighting in the Battle of the Atlantic and attendant technological advances.-Design:The Lochs were based upon the...

 frigate

Frigate

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, which was ordered from Swan Hunter

Swan Hunter

Swan Hunter, formerly known as "Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson", was one of the best known shipbuilding companies in the world. Based in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, the company was responsible for some of the greatest ships of the early 20th century — most famously, the RMS Mauretania which...

 on 13 February 1943. She was laid down 15 July 1943 and launched 25 January 1944. Upon completion she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

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 and served for the remainder of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 as HMCS Loch Morlich http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-15Fr-Loch-LochMorlich.htm

HMCS Loch Morlich (K517)

HMCS Loch Morlich was commissioned 17 Jul 1944 taking part in convoy defence duties until being decommissioned and returned to the United Kingdom 20 Jun 1945 where she was reduced to reserve status and laid up in Sheerness, eventually being sold with six other Loch-class frigates in 1948

HMNZS Tutira (F420)

HMNZS Tutira was commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy

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on 19 April 1949 serving for two years before being decommissioned in September 1951. She sat laid up in Auckland from 1952 to 1961 and was eventually sold for scrap in 1966 http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/231.html