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Loch Class (1944) FF 
Ships
Ship Pennant
No		 Launched Decommission/
Loss		 Note:

Loch Achanalt

K424

 23-Mar-1944 1965 To Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Pukaki 1948. Sold and scrapped at Hong Kong Jan-1966

Loch Achilty

K600

 16-Jan-1945 1962 Renamed St Brides Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Faslane 03-Sep-1962.

Loch Achray

K426

 07-Jul-1944 1966 To Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Kaniere 1948. Sold and scrapped at Hong Kong Sep-1966.

Loch Alvie

K428

 14-Apr-1944 ? No details known.

Loch Ard

K602

 02-Aug-1944 1944 To South African Navy as SAN Transvaal 1944. Final fate unknown.

Loch Arkaig

K603

 07-Jun-1945 1960 Sold and scrapped at Gateshead 28-Jan-1960.

Loch Arklet

K604

 15-Feb-1945 1958 Renamed Start Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Newport Jul-1958.

Loch Arnish

K605

 29-Mar-1945 1959 Renamed Tremadoc Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Genoa 18-Sep-1959.

Loch Assynt

K438

 14-Dec-1944 1949 Renamed Derby Haven 1945. To IIN Babr 1949. Final fate unknown.

Loch Boisdale

K432

 05-Jul-1944 ? To South African Navy 1944 as SAN Good Hope. Final fate unknown.

Loch Bracadale

K435

 31-Oct-1944 1957 Renamed Enard bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Faslane 15-Nov-1957.

Loch Carloway

K606

 16-Nov-1944 1959 Renamed Bigbury Bay 1944. To Portuguese Navy as Pacheco Pereira 1959. Sold and scrapped 06-Jul-1970.

Loch Carron

K436

 14-Mar-1945   Renamed Gerrans Bay 1944. Renamed Surprise 1945. Sold and broken up at Bo'ness 29-Jun-1965.

Loch Coulside

K608

 24-Aug-1945 1959 Renamed Padstow Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at La Spezia 11-Aug-1959.

Loch Craggie

K609

 23-May-1944 1963 Sold and scrapped at Lisbon 25-Oct-1963.

Loch Cree

K430

 19-Jun-1944 1972 To South African Navy as SAN Natal. Expended as gunfire target of Cape Point 19-Sep-1972.

Loch Dunvegan

K425

 25-Mar-1944 1960 Sold and scrapped at Briton Ferry 25-Aug-1960.

Loch Eck

K422

 25-Apr-1944 1966 To Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Hawea 1948. Sold and scrapped at Hong Kong Mar-1966.

Loch Eil

K611

 15-May-1945   Renamed Herne Bay 1944. Renamed Damper 1947. Fate unknown.

Loch Fada

K390

 14-Dec-1943 1970 Sold and scrapped at Faslane 1970.

Loch Fannich

K614

     Renamed Hollesley Bay 1944. Cancelled and scrapped on the slip.

Loch Fionn

K423

 03-Oct-1944 1958 Renamed Largo Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Inverkeithing 11-Jul-1958.

Loch Frisa

K615

 19-Oct-1944 23-Nov-1957 Renamed Widemouth Bay 1944. Sold and scraped at Blyth 23-Nov-1957.

Loch Fyne

K429

 25-May-1944 06-Aug-1970 Sold and scrapped at Newport 06-Aug-1970.

Loch Garasdale

K616

 26-Apr-1945 1959 Renamed Wigtown Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Faslane Apr-1959.

Loch Glass

K427

 12-Apr-1945 1966 Renamed Luce Bay 1944. Renamed Dalrymple 1947. Sold to Portuguese Navy as Alfonso de Albuquerque 1966.

Loch Glendhu

K619

 18-Oct-1944 14-Nov-1957 Sold and scrapped at Dunston 14-Nov-1957.

Loch Gorm

K620

 08-Jun-1944 1961 Sold as merchant vessel Orion 1961.

Loch Harport

K622

 03-Mar-1945 1959 Renamed Burghead Bay 1944.  To Portuguese Navy 1961 as Alvares Cabral. Sold and scrapped 07-Sep-1970.

Loch Heilen

K624

 01-Nov-1944 1961 Renamed Morcambe Bay 1944. To Portuguese Navy 1961 as Dom Francesco de Almeida. Sold and scrapped 07-Sep-1970.

Loch Insh

K433

 10-May-1944 1964 To Royal Malaysian navy as RMN Hang Tuah 1964.

Loch Katrine

K625

 21-Aug-1944 Mar-1967 To Royal New Zealand navy as HMNZS Rotoiti. Sold and scrapped at Hong Kong Mar-1967.

Loch Kilbirnie

K627

 08-Jun-1945 1961 Renamed Mounts Bay 1944. To Portuguese navy as Vasco da Gama 1961. Sold 02-Dec-1971 and scraped. 

Loch Killin

K341

 29-Nov-1943 24-Aug-1960 Sold and scrapped at Newport 24-Aug-1960.

Loch Killisport

K628

 06-Jul-1944 18-Mar-1970 Sold and scrapped at Blyth 18-Mar-1970.

Loch Laxford

K630

 28-Dec-1944 05-Mar-1962 Renamed Cardigan Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Troon 05-Mar-1962.

Loch Lommond

K437

 19-Jun-1944   ?

Loch Lubnaig

K633

 16-Dec-1944 1956 Renamed Whitesand Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Charlestown 13-Feb-1956.

Loch Lyddoch

K634

 18-Nov-1944 13-Feb-1956 Renamed St Austell Bay 1944. Sold and broken up at Charlestown 13-Feb-1956.

Loch Maddy

K636

 15-Mar-1945 28-Aug-1959 Renamed Carnarvon Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at La Spezia 28-Aug-1959.

Loch Mochrum

K638

 01-Sep-1945 ? Renamed Pegwell Bay 1944. Renamed Cook 1947. Sold date unknown.

Loch More

K639

 03-Oct-1944 27-Aug-1963 Sold and scrapped at Inverkeithing 27-Aug-1963.

Loch Morlich

K517

 25-Jan-1944 15-Dec-1961 To Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Tutira 1949. Sold and scrapped 15-Dec-1961.

Loch Muick

K640

 19-Oct-1945 1970 Renamed Thurso Bay 1944. Renamed Owen1949. Sold and scrapped at Blyth 15-Jul-1970.

Loch Quoich

K434

 02-Sep-1944 13-Nov-1957 Sold and scrapped at Dunston 13-Nov-1957.

Loch Roan

K644

 26-Feb-1945 05-Sep-1959 Renamed Cawsand Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Genoa 05-Sep-1959.

Loch Ruthven

K645

 03-Jun-1944 Nov-1966 Sold and scrapped at Plymouth Nov-1966.

Loch Scamadale

K647

 10-Jul-1945 31-Oct-1971 Renamed Dundrum Bay 1944.  Renamed Alert and used as an official yacht on the China Station. Sold and scrapped at Inverkeithing 31-Oct-1971.

Loch Scavaig

K648

 09-Sep-1944 1959 Sold and scrapped at Genoa 05-Sep-1959.

Loch Seaforth

K650

 14-Jun-1945 1962 (Ex Loch Muick). renamed Porlock Bay 1944. To Finnish Navy 1962 as Matti Kurki. Scrapped in 1975.

Loch Shin

K421

 23-Feb-1944 1948 To Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Taupo. Final fate unknown.

Loch Swannay

K651

 11-Nov-1944 01-Jul-1959 Renamed Veryan Bay 1944. Sold and scrapped at Charlestown 01-Jul-1959.

Loch Tarbert

K431

 19-Oct-1944 18-Sep-1959 Sold and scrapped at Genoa 18-Sep-1959.

Loch Torridon

K654

 13-Jan-1945 12-Aug-1965 Renamed Woodbridge Haven 1944. Sold and scrapped 12-Aug-1965.

Loch Tralaig

K665

 12-Feb-1945 24-Aug-1963 Sold and scrapped 2-Aug-1963.

Loch Veyatie

K658

 08-Oct-1945 12-Aug-1945 Sold and scrapped 12-Aug-1965.
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