River class frigate - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The River class frigate was a class

Ship class

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of 151 frigate

Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

s launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy

Convoy

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.-Age of Sail:Naval...

escorts in the North Atlantic.

The majority served with the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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(RN) and Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...

(RCN), with some serving in the other Allied navies; the Royal Australian Navy

Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...

(RAN), the Free French Navy (FFN), the Royal Netherlands Navy

Royal Netherlands Navy

The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...

and, post-war, the South African Navy

South African Navy

The South African Navy is the navy of the Republic of South Africa.-Formation:The South African Navy can trace its official origins back to the SA Naval Service, which was established on 1 April 1922....

(SAN). Ten ships built in Canada were assigned to the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

(USN) to cover for a shortage of suitable convoy escorts until American built ships became available. In the event, only two were commissioned in the USN, the remaining eight were commissioned in the RN and RCN. Twelve River class frigates were built in Australia for the RAN (four to a modified design), the last of which is , preserved as a museum ship at the Queensland Maritime Museum

Queensland Maritime Museum

The Queensland Maritime Museum is located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River just south of the South Bank Parklands and Queensland Cultural Centre precinct of Brisbane, and close to the Goodwill Bridge....

in Brisbane, Australia.

After 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...

they found employment in many other navies the world over; several RCN ships were sunk as breakwaters

Breakwater (structure)

Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.-Purposes of breakwaters:...

. One, , was purchased by Aristotle Onasis and converted into the luxury yacht

Luxury yacht

The term luxury yacht, “Superyacht” and "Large Yacht" refers to very expensive, privately owned yachts which are professionally crewed. Also known as a Super Yacht, a luxury yacht may be either a sailing or motor yacht.-History:...

Christina O
Christina O
Christina O is one of the world's longest private motor yachts at 325 feet 3 inches . She was originally a Canadian called HMCS Stormont and was launched in 1943. She served as a convoy escort during the Battle of the Atlantic and was present at the D-Day landings...

.

Design

The River class ships were designed by naval engineer William Reed

William Reed

William Reed was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Reed received a limited education. He engaged in mercantile pursuits....

to have the endurance and anti-submarine capabilities of the Black Swan class

Black Swan class sloop

The Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Thirteen Black Swans were launched between 1939 and 1943, including four for the Royal Indian Navy; twenty-four Modified Black Swans were launched between 1942 and 1945, including...

sloop

Sloop-of-war

In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...

s, while being quick and cheap to build in civil dockyards using the machinery (e.g. reciprocating steam engines instead of turbines) and construction techniques pioneered in the building of the Flower-class

Flower class corvette

The Flower-class corvette was a class of 267 corvettes used during World War II, specifically with the Allied navies as anti-submarine convoy escorts during the Battle of the Atlantic...

corvette

Corvette

A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...

s.

The River class design was used as the basis for the United States Navy

United States Navy

's Tacoma class

Tacoma class frigate

The Tacoma class of patrol frigates served in the US Navy during World War II. Named for Tacoma, Washington, the Tacoma class design was based on the British River class frigates, primarily distinguished by the pole foremast and lighter main guns...

(which served in the Royal Navy as the Colony class frigate

Colony class frigate

The Colony class frigates were a class of 21 ships constructed in the United States by Walsh-Kaiser of Providence, Rhode Island for transfer under Lend-Lease to the Royal Navy in 1944...

s), and the hull design was later elaborated into the Loch class frigate

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...

, and subsequently the Bay class frigate

Bay class frigate

The Bay class was a class of 26 anti-aircraft frigates built for the Royal Navy under the 1943 War Emergency Programme during World War II...

Free French Navy

**Free French Navy**
Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...		8 Mar 1943	25 Sep 1944	Sep 1961	Formerly . Transferred to the Free French Navy on 1 Oct 1944.
W. Simons & Co., Renfrew Renfrew -Local government:The town of Renfrew gave its name to a number of local government areas used at various times:Renfrew a town to the west of GlasgowRenfrewshire, the present unitary local council area in which Renfrew is situatated....		30 Nov 1943	21 Jan 1944	1964	Formerly . Transferred to the Free French Navy on 21 January 1944.
Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	30 May 1942	1 Jun 1943	3 Mar 1944	1960	Formerly . Transferred to the Free French Navy on 3 Mar 1944. Decomissioned in 1957 and renamed Ailette.
Henry Robb Ltd. Henry Robb Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:... , Leith Leith -South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....		18 Jun 1943	Feb 1944	1959	Formerly . Transferred to the Free French Navy in Feb 1944. Renamed Lucifer in 1967 and used as training ship of the French Navy Security School at Querqueville Querqueville Querqueville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.The Chapel of Saint Germanus with its trefoil floorplan incorporates elements of one of the earliest surviving places of Christian worship in the Cotentin Peninsula - perhaps second only to the Gallo-Roman baptistry at... . Scrapped there in June–October 2009.
Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	17 Oct 1942	16 Aug 1943	1944	1964	Formerly . Transferred to the Free French Navy in 1944. Transferred to the Royal Moroccan Navy Royal Moroccan Navy The Royal Navy of Morocco is a branch of the military of Morocco responsible of conducting naval operations.The Royal Moroccan Navy is administratively managed by the Adminsitration of Defence, which is commanded by King Mohammed VI - Mission :The Royal Moroccan Navy is part of the Moroccan Armed... in 1964 to serve as Royal Yacht Al Maouna.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...		27 Aug 1942	15 Oct 1944	1961	Formerly . Transferred to the Free French Navy on 15 Oct 1944. Decommissioned in 1953 and renamed La Confiance.

Royal Australian Navy

**Royal Australian Navy (Group I)**
Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co., Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	21 Oct 1942	26 Aug 1943	17 Jan 1944	21 Feb 1964	Sold to N.W. Kennedy Ltd., Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... on 15 Feb 1972. Scrapped in Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... .
Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co., Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		3 Aug 1943	12 Jan 1946	31 Mar 1947	Sold for scrap on 17 Aug 1962.
Walkers Ltd. Walkers Limited Walkers Limited is an Australian engineering company, based in Maryborough, Queensland, which built ships and locomotives. It is still in the locomotive-building business as part of Downer Rail.-History:... , Maryborough Maryborough, Queensland Maryborough is a city located on the Mary River in South East Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city is serviced by the Bruce Highway, and has a population of approximately 22,000 . It is closely tied to its neighbour city Hervey Bay which is...		30 Jun 1943	27 Jun 1944	18 Apr 1946	Placed in reserve. Stricken on 9 Nov 1960. Sold to Tolo Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd., Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... on 21 Sep 1961. Scrapped in Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... .
Walkers Ltd. Walkers Limited Walkers Limited is an Australian engineering company, based in Maryborough, Queensland, which built ships and locomotives. It is still in the locomotive-building business as part of Downer Rail.-History:... , Maryborough Maryborough, Queensland Maryborough is a city located on the Mary River in South East Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city is serviced by the Bruce Highway, and has a population of approximately 22,000 . It is closely tied to its neighbour city Hervey Bay which is...	12 Apr 1943	6 Apr 1944	27 Apr 1945	21 Feb 1980	Preserved as a museum ship Museum ship A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public, for educational or memorial purposes... at Queensland Maritime Museum Queensland Maritime Museum The Queensland Maritime Museum is located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River just south of the South Bank Parklands and Queensland Cultural Centre precinct of Brisbane, and close to the Goodwill Bridge....
Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	3 Jul 1942	20 Feb 1943	18 Nov 1943	1 Feb 1966	Sold for scrap on 15 Feb 1972.
Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	24 August 1942	24 Jul 1943	5 Jul 1944		Placed in reserve in May 1947, recommissioned in July 1952. Placed in reserve on 14 Feb 1955. Sold for scrap on 15 Feb 1972.
Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	22 Mar 1943	25 Mar 1944	14 Feb 1945	5 Oct 1949	Transferred to RNZN as . Sold for scrap in Feb 1975.
Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		3 Mar 1945	7 Dec 1945		Sold for scrap 5 Jul 1972.

Royal Australian Navy (Group II) - Modified River (Bay) class frigate
Bay class frigate
The Bay class was a class of 26 anti-aircraft frigates built for the Royal Navy under the 1943 War Emergency Programme during World War II...
Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
New South Wales State Dockyard, Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...	30 Oct 1943	4 Nov 1944	22 Feb 1946	2 Dec 1955	Served in the Korean War Korean War The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union... July 1952 - Apr 1953 and Mar 1955 - Nov 1955. Sold for scrap 21 Sep 1961.
Naval Dockyard Williamstown, Williamstown Williamstown, Victoria Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733....	15 Jul 1943	22 Sep 1944	1 Apr 1947		Sold for scrap on 15 Feb 1972.
Evans Deakin Ltd., Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...		3 Mar 1945	7 Dec 1945		Sold for scrap 5 Jul 1972.
Walkers Ltd. Walkers Limited Walkers Limited is an Australian engineering company, based in Maryborough, Queensland, which built ships and locomotives. It is still in the locomotive-building business as part of Downer Rail.-History:... , Maryborough Maryborough, Queensland Maryborough is a city located on the Mary River in South East Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city is serviced by the Bruce Highway, and has a population of approximately 22,000 . It is closely tied to its neighbour city Hervey Bay which is...	18 Dec 1943	14 Dec 1944	2 May 1946	19 Dec 1954	Placed in reserve in 1954. Sold for scrap in Jan 1962.

Several other vessels were ordered in December 1942, but were later cancelled; Nepean on 12 June 1944, and Balmain on 15 June 1944.

Royal Canadian Navy

**Royal Canadian Navy**
Ship	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	16 Mar 1942	12 Sep 1942			Formerly , transferred to RCN during construction. Transferred to USN during construction on 20 Jul 1942 as .
	Hall, Russell & Co. Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	6 Oct 1943	29 Dec 1943	13 Jun 1944	20 Jun 1945	Formerly . Returned to RN on 20 Jun 1945. Sold to Denmark in Nov 1945 and renamed Served in the Danish navy until 8 May 1963 Scrapped at H J Hansen in Odense in 1963
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	2 Oct 1943	10 Feb 1944	4 Jul 1944	2 May 1946	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 301 on 12 Oct 1957.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	16 Jul 1943	6 Nov 1943	16 May 1944	2 Jun 1946	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 303 on 21 Dec 1957.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	11 Nov 1943	28 Apr 1944	2 Nov 1944	16 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 314 on 25 Jun 1954.
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	5 Nov 1943	13 May 1944	30 Sep 1944	25 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 317 on 7 Dec 1954.
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	5 May 1942	24 Nov 1942	25 Oct 1943	26 Jan 1946
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	18 Nov 1943	8 Apr 1944	25 Aug 1944	24 Nov 1945
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	30 Nov 1943	6 Jul 1944	13 Dec 1944	13 Nov 1945	Transferred to the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... as Presidente Trujillo, later Mella.
HMCS Charlottetown (K244) HMCS Charlottetown (K244) (River class frigate) HMCS Charlottetown was a River-class frigate that served the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.Charlottetowns pennant number K244 is unique in that it was also used for the previous HMCS Charlottetown, a Flower-class corvette....	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	26 Jan 1943	16 Sep 1943	28 Apr 1944	25 Mar 1947
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	19 Mar 1943	17 Aug 1943	22 Feb 1944	25 Sep 1945	Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1227 on 4 Oct 1944 while escorting convoy ONS-33. Towed to Port Talbot Port Talbot Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan... and declared a total loss.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	14 Jun 1943	26 Nov 1943	25 Jul 1944	29 Nov 1945
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	3 May 1942	10 Nov 1942	11 Sep 1943	23 Jan 1946
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	26 Aug 1943	17 Nov 1943	3 Jun 1944	17 Jan 1946
	John Crown & Sons Ltd., Sunderland	31 Dec 1941	5 Feb 1943	29 Jan 1944	30 May 1945	Formerly . Returned to the RN on 30 May 1945.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	3 Nov 1943	27 May 1944	27 Oct 1944	22 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 312 on 17 Apr 1956.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	23 Sep 1943	26 Apr 1944	2 Sep 1944	17 Nov 1945	Transferred in 1946 to Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... as Esmeralda, later Bacquedano.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	1 May 1943	7 Aug 1943	4 Dec 1943	25 Feb 1946
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	22 Nov 1943	28 Mar 1944	8 Aug 1944	7 Nov 1945	Transferred in 1949 to Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... as Misnak, sold in 1952 to the Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Gajabahu SLNS Gajabahu SLNS Gajabahu was a River class frigate of the Sri Lanka Navy. She has since been converted to a training ship for the Naval & Maritime Academy, Trincomalee.-History:... .
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	25 Oct 1943	6 Jun 1944	18 Nov 1944	28 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 308 on 23 Aug 1954.
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	19 Jul 1943	12 Nov 1943	14 Jun 1944	19 Nov 1945	Transferred in 1946 to Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... as Iquique.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	26 Jan 1943	28 Oct 1943	10 May 1944	4 Dec 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 318 on 20 Sep 1954.
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	16 Nov 1943	27 Apr 1944	21 Aug 1944	14 Dec 1945
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	25 Aug 1943	27 Nov 1943	6 Jun 1944	21 Dec 1945	Transferred in 1950 to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... as .
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	10 Aug 1943	29 Oct 1943	20 May 1944	6 Dec 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 305 on 9 Oct 1957.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	25 Sep 1943	10 Dec 1943	6 Jul 1944	24 Oct 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 321 on 15 Apr 1956.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	4 Jun 1943	11 Dec 1943	29 Jun 1944	17 Dec 1945
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	2 Jul 1943	10 Jun 1944	30 Aug 1944	7 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 322 on 12 Dec 1953.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	25 Feb 1943	26 Nov 1943	21 Jul 1944	21 Feb 1946	Sunk as breakwater along east coast of Vancouver Island Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794... .
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	17 Jul 1943	30 Oct 1943	18 May 1944	31 Dec 1945
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	16 Jun 1943	22 Sep 1943	7 May 1944	20 Dec 1944	Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1223 on 14 Oct 1944 while escorting convoy ONS-33G in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Lost 65 feet (19.8 m) off the stern and 3 crew were killed. Towed to Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest... and declared a total loss.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	23 Dec 1942	29 May 1943	22 Oct 1943	2 Nov 1946	Used as a breakwater in between Courtney, B.C. and Campbell River, B.C. in an area commonly known as Oyster River.. A few remains are seen at times, depending on the tidal acion
	A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...	31 Dec 1942	4 Aug 1943	2 Jul 1944	23 Apr 1945	Formerly . Returned to the RN on 23 Apr 1945.
	Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	28 Sep 1943	4 Dec 1943	3 Aug 1944	11 Jun 1945	Sold to Denmark in Oct 1945 and Renamed {HDMS Holger Danske>F338} Served in the Danish Navy until 1960. Scrapped by H J Hansen in Odense in 1960
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	23 Dec 1942	12 Jun 1943	12 Nov 1943	15 Oct 1945	Sold 1947 and scrapped in Sydney, NS
	Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	20 Jun 1942	9 Dec 1942	4 Jun 1944	11 Jun 1945	Formerly . Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	2 Dec 1942	23 Jun 1943	23 Dec 1943	4 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 315 on 30 Jan 1954.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	17 Dec 1942	3 Jul 1943	21 Jan 1944	7 Mar 1946	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 304 on 31 Jan 1958.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	19 May 1943	18 Sep 1943	18 Apr 1944	22 Jan 1946	Transferred in 1950 to Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... as Mivtakh later in 1952 sold to the Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Gajabahu.
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	18 Nov 1942	3 Jul 1943	27 Nov 1943	5 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 310 on 2 Sep 1955.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	22 Sep 1943	6 Jul 1944	19 Oct 1944	10 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 316 on 1 Jun 1954.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	16 Dec 1942	21 Apr 1943	5 Dec 1943	7 Nov 1945
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	29 Jan 1944	21 Apr 1944	17 Sep 1944	25 Nov 1945	Transferred to Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... as Teniente Ferré.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	20 Jul 1943	22 Jun 1944	13 Sep 1944	24 Apr 1956	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 307 on 22 Aug 1953.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	1 Aug 1942	3 Feb 1943	30 Aug 1943	15 Jan 1946	Sunk as breakwater at Royston, British Columbia Royston, British Columbia Royston is a small hamlet which is part of the greater Comox Valley region, 100 km northwest of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is situated across the harbour from Comox and just southeast of the municipal boundary of Courtenay... .
	Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	31 Dec 1942	10 Nov 1943	24 Jul 1944	11 Jun 1945	Formerly . Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	7 Jan 1944	15 Apr 1944	25 Aug 1944	17 Nov 1945
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	11 Sep 1943	27 Nov 1943	14 Jun 1944	19 Jan 1946
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	28 May 1943	25 Aug 1943	13 Dec 1943	27 Nov 1945
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	20 Jul 1943	7 Aug 1944	26 Sep 1944	28 Nov 1945	Transferred in 1946 to Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... as Covadonga.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	5 May 1943	7 Sep 1943	21 Mar 1944	1 Dec 1945
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	30 Jun 1943	1 Dec 1943	28 Aug 1944	22 Nov 1945	Transferred in 1947 to Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... as Teniente Palacios, later Palacios.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	5 Oct 1943	6 Feb 1944	28 Jul 1944	30 Jan 1946
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	18 May 1943	16 Oct 1943	28 May 1944	2 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 309 on 21 Jan 1955.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	31 May 1943	9 Oct 1943	7 May 1944	9 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 311 on 2 Feb 1954.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	17 Nov 1943	28 Mar 1944	21 Jul 1944	13 Nov 1945	Transferred to Department of Transport, serving as a weather monitoring ship in the North Pacific 1952-1967. Sold in 1968.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	23 Dec 1942	14 Jul 1943	27 Nov 1943	9 Nov 1945	Sold to Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Sokratis Onassis , commonly called Ari or Aristo Onassis, was a prominent Greek shipping magnate.- Early life :Onassis was born in Karatass, a suburb of Smyrna to Socrates and Penelope Onassis... as yacht Christina.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	6 Dec 1943	20 Mar 1944	29 Sep 1944	7 Nov 1945	Transferred in 1950 to Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... as Misgav.
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	15 Nov 1943	12 Jul 1944	29 Nov 1944	16 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 313 on 8 Aug 1955.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	15 Jul 1942	19 Dec 1942	4 Oct 1943	2 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 306 on 14 Nov 1957.
	Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	25 May 1943	11 Nov 1943	28 Feb 1944	4 May 1945	Formerly . Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315 on 29 Mar 1945 off Lands End at 50-07N, 05-45W. Declared a total loss.
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	7 Jul 1943	30 Oct 1943	24 May 1944	18 Nov 1945
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	10 May 1943	18 Sep 1943	6 May 1944	27 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 319 on 26 Nov 1953.
	Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City Quebec City Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...	30 Nov 1942	17 Jul 1943	7 Dec 1943	7 May 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by U-548 on 7 May 1944 south of Cape Race Cape Race Cape Race is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Its name is thought to come from the original Portuguese name for this cape, "Raso", or "bare"... at 46-03N, 52-24W. 125 crew were killed and 38 survivors were rescued by .
	Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. Davie Shipbuilding Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:... , Lauzon Lauzon, Quebec Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...	2 Dec 1943	23 Jun 1944	11 Nov 1944	17 Nov 1945	Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate Prestonian class frigate The Prestonian-class ocean escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953-1967.They were converted from mothballed s that had been placed in reserve following the end of World War II. The first vessel to be reactivated and undergo refit was which was... with pennant 320 on 25 Sep 1959.
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	2 May 1942	3 Apr 1943	16 Jun 1943	29 Jan 1946	Transferred in 1950 to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... as .
	Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt Esquimalt, British Columbia The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the...	11 Nov 1942	6 Mar 1943	7 Dec 1943	10 Oct 1945

Royal Navy

**Royal Navy (Group I)**
Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	6 Nov 1941	7 Dec 1942	2 Sep 1943	1945	Transferred to Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... as Glomma 1946, scrapped 7 July 1961.
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	18 Jun 1942	29 Dec 1942	7 May 1943	5 Dec 1945	Transferred to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... as .
George Brown & Co., Greenock Greenock Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...	29 Dec 1941	27 Mar 1943	29 Sep 1943		Scrapped in Aug 1957.
Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	8 Sep 1941	10 Oct 1942	13 May 1943		Sold for scrap in Nov 1956. Scrapped in 1957.
Henry Robb Ltd. Henry Robb Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:... , Leith Leith -South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....	16 Apr 1942	7 Jan 1943	10 Jun 1943		Transferred in 1951 to RNVR as drill ship Wessex, later Cambria. Scrapped in Sep 1960 at Cashmore John Cashmore Ltd John Cashmore Ltd was a company based at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales... , Newport.
John Crown & Sons Ltd., Sunderland	31 Dec 1941	22 Feb 1943	11 Jul 1943		Transferred to RCN on 29 Jan 1944 as . Returned to RN on 30 May 1945. Scrapped Jun 1953.
Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. Ferguson Shipbuilders Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited is a shipyard located in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde in Scotland. It is the last remaining shipbuilder on the lower Clyde, and is currently the only builder of merchant ships on the river - the company's mainstay has long been Roll-on/roll-off ferries.-History:The... , Paisley Paisley Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...	11 Feb 1941	16 May 1941	19 Mar 1942	6 Aug 1942	Placed in reserve 1946-1955. Sold for scrap on 20 Sep 1956. Scrapped at Preston.
Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. Ferguson Shipbuilders Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited is a shipyard located in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde in Scotland. It is the last remaining shipbuilder on the lower Clyde, and is currently the only builder of merchant ships on the river - the company's mainstay has long been Roll-on/roll-off ferries.-History:The... , Paisley Paisley Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...	14 Jul 1941	29 Jul 1942	28 Dec 1942	23 Sep 1943	Torpedoed and sunk by U-666 on 23 Sep 1943 at 53-25N, 39-42W. 227 crew were killed, including survivors from other ships rescued by Itchen. 3 survivors were rescued by .
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	27 Sep 1941	30 Jul 1942	30 Nov 1942		Placed in reserve in 1946. Scrapped on 25 May 1957 at Milford Haven Milford Haven Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was founded in 1790 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name... .
A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...	22 Sep 1941	24 Jun 1942	4 Dec 1942		Sold in Nov 1956 and scrapped in 1957 at Newport Newport Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent... .
Henry Robb Ltd. Henry Robb Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:... , Leith Leith -South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....	3 Sep 1941	30 Jul 1942	22 Dec 1942		Sold for scrap in Sep 1956.
Henry Robb Ltd. Henry Robb Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:... , Leith Leith -South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....	5 Sep 1941	25 Sep 1942	16 Feb 1943		Transferred in Nov 1948 to Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... as Domiat.
W. Simons & Co., Renfrew Renfrew -Local government:The town of Renfrew gave its name to a number of local government areas used at various times:Renfrew a town to the west of GlasgowRenfrewshire, the present unitary local council area in which Renfrew is situatated....	29 Dec 1942	23 Apr 1943			Transferred while under construction to the Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... as .
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	26 Jun 1941	20 Nov 1941	3 Apr 1942		Scrapped on 22 Apr 1955.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	18 Jul 1941	18 Dec 1941	19 May 1942		Transferred in Nov 1948 to Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... as Rashid.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	19 Aug 1941	16 Jan 1942	24 Jun 1942		Transferred on 26 Jul 1945 to South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... as . Returned to RN in Jan 1946. Scrapped on 26 Feb 1955.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	10 Sep 1941	18 Mar 1942	5 Aug 1942		Scrapped on 28 Sep 1956.
Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	15 Aug 1941	30 May 1942	12 Oct 1942		Transferred in 1946 to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... as . Returned to the RN in Apr 1947. Scrapped on 25 Feb 1955.
Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	4 Oct 1941	12 Oct 1942	30 Jan 1943		Transferred on 10 Jun 1945 to South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... as . Returned to RN in Jan 1946. Scrapped on 29 Mar 1955.
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	31 Jan 1942	10 Oct 1942	27 Feb 1943		Transferred in Apr 1946 to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... as .
A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...	31 Dec 1941	24 Nov 1942	28 Apr 1943	7 Jan 1944	Torpedoed and sunk on 7 Jan 1944 by U-305 southwest of Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... at 48-18N, 21-19W. Survivors were rescued by .
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	8 Oct 1941	30 Apr 1942	16 Sep 1942		Scrapped in Dec 1957.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	16 Oct 1941	1 Jun 1942	24 Oct 1942		Scrapped on 29 Dec 1957.

**Royal Navy (Group II)**
Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	10 Mar 1942	22 Aug 1942			Transferred to the USN before completion as .
Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. Ferguson Shipbuilders Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited is a shipyard located in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde in Scotland. It is the last remaining shipbuilder on the lower Clyde, and is currently the only builder of merchant ships on the river - the company's mainstay has long been Roll-on/roll-off ferries.-History:The... , Paisley Paisley Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...	12 Jun 1942	22 Apr 1943	28 Jul 1943		Transferred in 1946 to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... as and renamed HMIS Aire; it ran aground on Bombay Reef near Paracel Islands Paracel Islands The Paracel Islands, also called Xisha Islands in Chinese and Hoàng Sa Islands in Vietnamese, is a group of islands under the administration of Hainan Province, The People's Republic of China. Vietnam and the Republic of China also claim sovereignty of these islands... off Hainan Island December 1946.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	16 Mar 1942	12 Sep 1942			Transferred to the RCN before completion as .
Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	10 Jun 1943	29 Dec 1943			Transferred to the RCN before completion as . Returned to RN on 20 Jun 1945. Transferred to Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... on 27 Nov 1945 as Niels Ebbesen.
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	8 Jan 1943	19 Jun 1943	18 Sep 1943		Transferred in 1949 to Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... as Nuno Tristao.
Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. Ferguson Shipbuilders Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited is a shipyard located in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde in Scotland. It is the last remaining shipbuilder on the lower Clyde, and is currently the only builder of merchant ships on the river - the company's mainstay has long been Roll-on/roll-off ferries.-History:The... , Paisley Paisley Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...	27 May 1943	28 Dec 1943	21 Apr 1944		Transferred in 1949 to Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... as Diogo Gomes.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	29 Apr 1942	26 Sep 1942	30 Apr 1943	27 Feb 1946	Ordered by USN as PG-103. Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to USN on 27 Feb 1946 as PG-103.
W. Simons & Co., Renfrew Renfrew -Local government:The town of Renfrew gave its name to a number of local government areas used at various times:Renfrew a town to the west of GlasgowRenfrewshire, the present unitary local council area in which Renfrew is situatated....	1 Dec 1942	30 Nov 1943		21 Jan 1944	Transferred to the Free French Navy on 21 Jan 1944 as .
George Brown & Co., Greenock Greenock Greenock is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in United Kingdom, and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland...	30 Jun 1942	31 Jul 1943	31 Jan 1944	22 Jun 1945	Badly damaged during a coordinated depth charge attack on a possible submerged U-boat on 18 Jul 1944 off St. Catherine's Point, injuring 46 crew. Towed by to Yarmouth Yarmouth, Isle of Wight Yarmouth is a port and civil parish in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of mainland England. The town is named for its location at the mouth of the small Western Yar river... , then by tug to Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island... . Declared to be total loss and scrapped at Sunderland in Jul 1945.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	11 May 1942	24 Oct 1942	14 May 1943		Ordered by USN as PG-104. Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-223 off Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... and was declared a total loss. Returned to the USN as PG-104 on 6 Nov 1946.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	16 Apr 1942	12 Oct 1942	2 Mar 1943	1945	Transferred in 1945 to India as .
Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. Ferguson Shipbuilders Ferguson Shipbuilders Limited is a shipyard located in Port Glasgow on the River Clyde in Scotland. It is the last remaining shipbuilder on the lower Clyde, and is currently the only builder of merchant ships on the river - the company's mainstay has long been Roll-on/roll-off ferries.-History:The... , Paisley Paisley Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...	23 Mar 1943	14 Oct 1943	25 Feb 1944		Scrapped 2 Nov 1955.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	28 May 1942	9 Nov 1942	4 Jun 1943		Ordered by USN as . Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to the USN on 5 Mar 1946.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	20 May 1942	9 Nov 1942	2 Jul 1943	25 May 1947	Loaned on 25 May 1947 to Burma. Transferred to Burma on 29 Aug 1948 as Mayu.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	25 Aug 1942	5 Dec 1942	25 Jun 1943		Ordered by USN as PG-106. Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to the USN on 20 Mar 1946. Participated (with Indian sloop HMIS Godavari) in the sinking of U-198 (Type IXD2) (66 dead, no survivor) near Seycelles 12 August 1944.
Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	30 May 1942	1 Jun 1943			Transferred on 3 Mar 1944 to the Free French Navy as .
Henry Robb Ltd. Henry Robb Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:... , Leith Leith -South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....	8 Mar 1943	30 Jul 1943	25 Sep 1944		May have sunk U-305 and/or U-377 in 1944, although these submarines might have been sunk by their own torpedoes. Renamed on 1 Feb 1944. Transferred on 25 Sep 1944 to the Free French Navy as .
A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...	25 Jun 1943	28 Jan 1944	11 May 1944		Sold on 1 Apr 1949 to Townsend Brothers as ferry Halladale, renamed Norden in 1962, then Turist Expressen in 1962.
Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	27 Jun 1942	6 Feb 1943	26 Jun 1943		Scrapped on 29 Jun 1956.
A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...	13 Aug 1942	5 Jun 1943	15 Oct 1943		Scrapped on 14 Nov 1957.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	14 Sep 1942	12 Dec 1942	19 Jul 1943		Ordered by USN as PG-107. Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to the USN on 4 Mar 1946.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	7 Jan 1942	28 Jul 1942	21 Dec 1942	20 Sep 1943	Sank U-89 (Type VIIC) (48 dead, no survivor) with HMS Broadway and a Swordfish from HMS Biter 12 May 1943. Sank U-753 (Type VIIC) (47 dead, no survivor) with HMCS Drumheller by depth charges 13 May 1943. Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-270 on 20 Sep 1943 while escorting convoy ON-202. Towed to the United Kingdom and declared a total loss. Sold for scrap on 21 May 1946.
Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	23 Feb 1943	30 Oct 1943	8 Feb 1944		Scrapped at Troon Troon Troon is a town in South Ayrshire. It is situated on the west coast of Scotland, about eight miles north of Ayr and three miles northwest of Glasgow Prestwick International Airport. Lying across the Firth of Clyde, the Isle of Arran can be seen. Troon is also a port with freight and ferry services... on 29 June 1956.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	2 Oct 1942	30 Apr 1943	14 Aug 1943		Ordered by USN as PG-108. Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to the USN on 26 Jan 1946.
A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...	31 Dec 1942	4 Aug 1943	7 Feb 1944		Transferred to RCN as . Returned to the RN on 23 Apr 1945. Scrapped on 14 May 1966.
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	28 Sep 1943	4 Dec 1943	11 May 1944		Transferred to RCN on 3 Aug 1944 as . Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945. Transferred in 1945 to Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... as Holger Danske.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	21 Mar 1942	24 Sep 1942	30 Apr 1943	15 Jun 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by U-767 on 15 Jun 1944 in the English Channel English Channel The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover... at 49-35N, 05-30W.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	9 Feb 1942	27 Aug 1942	15 Jan 1943	15 Oct 1944	Transferred on 15 Oct 1944 to the Free French Navy as .
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	11 Mar 1943	15 Sep 1943	20 Jan 1944	1945	Transferred in 1945 to India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... as .
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	20 Jun 1942	9 Dec 1942	8 Apr 1943		Sank U-536 (Type IXC/40) (38 dead, 17 survivors) with HMCS Snowberry andd MCS Calgary by depth charges 20 November 1943. Sank U-257 (Type VIIC) (30 dead, 19 survivors) with HMCS Waskesiu by depth charges 24 February 1944. Transferred to RCN on 4 Jun 1944 as . Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945. Scrapped in Aug 1955.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	18 Nov 1942	19 May 1943	2 Sep 1943		Scrapped in Jun 1957.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	6 Nov 1942	30 Apr 1943	31 Aug 1943		Ordered by USN as PG-109. Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to the USN on 5 Feb 1946.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	1 Aug 1942	4 Feb 1943	16 May 1943		Destroyed on 3 Oct 1956 off the Montebello Islands Montebello Islands The Montebello Islands, also known as the Monte Bello Islands, are an archipelago of around 174 small islands lying north of Barrow Island and off the Pilbara coast of north-western Australia. Montebello is Italian for "beautiful mountain"... , Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... with the detonation of a 25 kn (49 km/h) nuclear bomb in the hull as part of Operation Hurricane Operation Hurricane Operation Hurricane was the test of the first British atomic device on 3 October 1952. A plutonium implosion device was detonated in the lagoon between the Montebello Islands, Western Australia.... , the first British nuclear test.
Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	31 Dec 1942	10 Nov 1943			Transferred on 24 Jul 1944 to RCN as . Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945. Scrapped on 9 Jul 1957.
Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...		26 May 1943	30 Sep 1943		Ordered by USN as PG-110. Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to the USN on 4 Mar 1946.
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	14 Apr 1943	11 Sep 1943	7 Jan 1944		Scrapped in Jun 1957.
Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. Charles Hill & Sons Charles Hill & Sons was a major shipbuilder based in Bristol, England, during the 19th and 20th centuries. Established in 1845, they specialised mainly in merchant and commercial ships, but also undertook the build of warships and governmental vessels especially during the First and Second World... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...	17 Oct 1942	3 Apr 1943	3 Jul 1943		Sank U-390 (48 dead, 1 survivor) with DD HMS Wanderer by depth charges July 5th 1944. Scrapped on 28 Sep 1956.
Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	21 Oct 1942	20 May 1943	28 Aug 1943		Scrapped on 16 July 1956.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	25 May 1943	11 Nov 1943			Transferred on 28 Feb 1944 to RCN as . Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315 on 29 Mar 1945 off Lands End at 50-07N, 05-45W. Declared a total loss. Returned to the RN on 4 May 1945. Sold for scrap on 8 Dec 1945.
Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth Blyth, Northumberland Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne...	17 Oct 1942	16 Aug 1943		6 Jun 1944	Transferred on 6 Jun 1944 to the Free French Navy as .
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	3 Sep 1942	4 Mar 1943	10 Jun 1943		Scrapped on 27 Jul 1956.
Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	6 Oct 1942	3 Apr 1943	14 Jul 1943		Transferred in 1948 to Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... as Abikir.
Henry Robb Ltd. Henry Robb Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:... , Leith Leith -South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....	18 Nov 1942	18 Jun 1943	3 Nov 1943	Feb 1944	Transferred in Feb 1944 to the Free French Navy as . Currently beached as a fire training ship at Querqueville Querqueville Querqueville is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France.The Chapel of Saint Germanus with its trefoil floorplan incorporates elements of one of the earliest surviving places of Christian worship in the Cotentin Peninsula - perhaps second only to the Gallo-Roman baptistry at... , France.
Henry Robb Ltd. Henry Robb Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a British shipbuilding company based in Leith Docks on the east coast of Scotland. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.-History:... , Leith Leith -South Leith v. North Leith:Up until the late 16th century Leith , comprised two separate towns on either side of the river....	18 Nov 1942	16 Aug 1943	9 Feb 1944		Scrapped on 22 Feb 1955.

Royal Netherlands Navy

**Royal Netherlands Navy**
Ship	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
	W. Simons & Co., Renfrew Renfrew -Local government:The town of Renfrew gave its name to a number of local government areas used at various times:Renfrew a town to the west of GlasgowRenfrewshire, the present unitary local council area in which Renfrew is situatated....	29 Dec 1942	23 Apr 1943	25 Jun 1943	1960	Formerly . Transferred while under construction to the Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... .

South African Navy

**South African Navy**
Ship	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
	Smiths Dock Co. Smiths Dock Company Smiths Dock Company, Limited, often referred to simply as Smiths Dock, was a British shipbuilding company.-History:The company was originally established by Thomas Smith who bought William Rowe's shipyard at St. Peter's in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1810 and traded as William Smith & Co. The company... , South Bank-on-Tees South Bank, Middlesbrough South Bank is a small town which forms part of the Middlesbrough urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and...	19 Aug 1941	16 Jan 1942	26 Jul 1945	Jan 1946	Formerly . Returned to RN in Jan 1946.
	Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK-History:Brothers James and William Hall, Thomas Russell, a Glasgow engineer, and James Cardno Couper founded the company in 1864 to build steam engines and boilers. In 1867 the company built its first ship, the Kwang... , Aberdeen Aberdeen Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....	4 Oct 1941	12 Oct 1942	10 Jun 1945		Formerly . Returned to RN in Jan 1946.

United States Navy

**United States Navy**
Ship	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid Off	Fate
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	10 Mar 1942	22 Aug 1942	1 Dec 1942	14 Jan 1946	Formerly . Transferred on 13 Jun 1946 to Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... as Hercules.
	Canadian Vickers, Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...	16 Mar 1942	12 Sep 1942	16 Dec 1942	14 Jan 1946	Formerly . Transferred to RCN during construction as . Transferred to USN from RCN during construction on 20 Jul 1942. Sold 29 Jul 1947, resold 19 Mar 1948 to the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... as Juan Pablo Doarte.

Vessels lost in action

**River class ships lost to enemy action**
Ship	Date	Fate
	1944	Mined. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
	4 Oct 1944	Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1227 while escorting convoy ONS-33. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
	11 Dec 1943	Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-223 off Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... . Towed to port and declared a total loss.
	23 Sep 1943	Torpedoed and sunk by U-666 at 53-25N, 39-42W.
	20 Sep 1943	Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-270. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
	14 Oct 1944	Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1223 while escorting convoy ONS-33G. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
	15 Jun 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by U-767 at 49-35N, 05-30W.
	29 Mar 1945	Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
	7 Jan 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by U-305 at 48-18N, 21-19W.
	7 May 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by U-548 at 46-03N, 52-24W.

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Convoy escort movements for River-class frigates

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