Home

Navigation - Home>>Frigates>>River Class 1942>>

River Class (1942) FF 
Ships
Ship Pennant
No		 Launched Decommission/
Loss		 Note:
To Group One - Group Two
Group One - Alphabetic List To top

Ballinderry

K255

 07-Dec-1942 1961 Sold and scrapped at Barrow 07-Jul-1961.

Bann

K256

 29-Dec-1942 1945 To Royal Indian Navy as Tir 1945.

Chelmer

K221

 27-Mar-1943 1957 Sold and scrapped at Charlestown Aug-1957.

Dart

K21

 10-Oct-1942 1956 Sold and scrapped at Newport Nov-1956.

Derg

K275

 07-Jan-1943 1947 To RNVR Cambria 1947. Sold and scrapped at Newport Sep-1960.

Ettrick

K254

 05-Feb-1943 Jun-1956 To Royal Canadian Navy 1944-45. Sold and scrapped at Grays Jun-1956.

Exe

K92

 19-Mar-1942 1956 Sold and scrapped at Preston 20-Sep-1956.

Itchen

K227

 29-Jul-1942 23-Sep-1943 Torpedoed by U-666 south of Greenland 23-Sep-1943.

Jed

K235

 30-Jul-1942 1957 Sold and scrapped at Milford Haven 25-Jul-1957.

Kale

K241

 24-Jun-1942 1956 Sold and scrapped at Newport Nov-1956.

Ness

K219

 30-Jul-1942 1956 Sold and scrapped at Newport Sep-1956.

Nith

K215

 25-Sep-1942 03-Oct-1956 To Royal Egyptian Navy as Domiat 1948. Sunk by gunfire from Cruiser Newfoundland 03-Oct-1956.

Ribble (i)

K251

 23-Apr-1943 1959 To Royal Netherlands Navy as Johan Maurits van Nassau 1943. Sold and scrapped at Diemen 15-Jan-1959.

Rother

K224

 20-Nov-1944 1955 Sold and scrapped at Troon 22-Apr-1955.

Spey

K246

 18-Dec-1941 1948 To Royal Egyptian Navy as Rashid 1948.

Strule

K258

 08-Mar-1943 1944 (Ex Glenarm). To French Navy as Croix de Lorraine 1944. Scrapped Sep-1961.

Swale

K217

 16-Jan-1942 1955 Sold and scrapped at Faslane 26-Feb-1955.

Tay

K232

 18-Mar-1942 1956 Sold and scrapped at Rosyth 28-Sep-1956.

Test

K239

 30-May-1942 1955 To Indian Navy as Neza 1944-46. Sold and scrapped at Faslane 25-Feb-1955.

Teviot

K222

 12-Oct-1942 1955 To South Africa 1945-46. Sold and scrapped at Briton Ferry 09-Mar-1955.

Trent

K243

 10-Oct-1942 1945 To India as Khukri 1945. To Investigator 1951.

Tweed

K250

 24-Nov-1942 07-Jan-1944 Torpedoed by U-305 southwest of Ireland 07-Jan-1944.

Waveney

K248

 30-Apr-1942 1957 Sold and scrapped at Troon 09-Nov-1957

Wear

K230

 01-Jun-1942 1957 Sold and scrapped 29-Oct-1957.
Group Two - Alphabetic List To top
Ship Pennant
No		 Launched Decommission/
Loss		 Note:

Adur

K269

 22-Aug-1942 1947 (Ex USS PG101). To Royal Canadian Navy as Nadur 1942. To US Navy as USS Asheville 1942. To Argentinian Navy as Hercules 1947. Then Coast Guard as Juan B Azopardo.

Aire

K262

 22-Apr-1943 20-Dec-1946 Renamed Tamar 1946. Renamed Aire 1946. Wrecked Bombay Reef 20-Dec-1946.

Annan (i)

K297

 12-Sep-1942 1946 (Ex USS PG102). To US Navy as USS Natchez 1942. To Dominican Navy as Juan Pablo Duarte 1946. Merchant vessel Moineau 1956. Scrapped 1959-60.

Annan (ii)

K404

 29-Dec-1943 1945 To Royal Canadian Navy 1944-45. To Royal Netherlands Navy as Niels Ebbesen 1945.

Avon

K97

 19-Jun-1943 May-1949 To Portuguese Navy as Nuno Tristao May-1949. Sold and scrapped 12-Jan-1970.

Awe

K526

 28-Dec-1943 1949 To Portuguese Navy as Diogo Gomes 1949. Sold and scrapped 20-Apr-1969.

Barle

K289

 26-Sep-1942 27-Feb-1946 Returned US Navy 27-Feb-1946 and scrapped.

Braid

K263

 30-Nov-1943 1944 To French Navy as L'Aventure 1944. Scrapped 1962.

Cam

K264

 31-Jul-1943 1944 Mined 1944. Written off as total constructive loss. Sold and scrapped 22-Jun-1945.

Cuckmere

K229

 24-Oct-1942 11-Dec-1943 (Ex USS PG104).  Torpedoed by U-223 northwest of Algiers 11-Dec-1943. Written off as total constructive loss. Returned to US navy 06-Nov-1946, and scrapped.

Dovey

K523

 14-Oct-1943 1955 (Ex Lambourn - K268 1942). Sold and scraped at Preston 02-Nov-1955.

Deveron

K265

 12-Oct-1942 1945 To Royal Indian Navy as Dhanush 1945. To Pakistan  Navy as Zulfiquar 1948.

Duddon

K411

 10-Nov-1943 1957 Renamed and renumbered 1943 as Ribble K525. Sold and scrapped at Blyth 09-Jul-1957.

Evenlode

K300

 22-Aug-1942 08-Mar-1946 (Ex USS Danville). Returned US Navy 08-Mar-1946 and scrapped. 

Fal

K266

 09-Nov-1942 1947 To Burmese Navy as Mayu 1947.

Findhorn

K301

 05-Dec-1942 20-Mar-1946 (Ex USS PG106). Returned US Navy 20-Mar-1946 and scrapped.

Frome

K267

 01-Jun-1943 1944 To French Navy as L'Escarmouche 1944. Renamed Ailette 1957. Scrapped Sep 1961.

Halladale

K417

 28-Jan-1944 1949 To Merchant vessel 1949, name unchanged. To Norden 1961. To Turist Expressen 1962.

Helford

K252

 06-Feb-1943 1956 Sold and scrapped at Troon 29-Jun-1956.

Helmsdale

K253

 05-Jun-1943 1957 Sold and scrapped at Faslane 14-Nov-1957.

Inver

K302

 05-Dec-1942 04-Mar-1946 (Ex USS PG107). Returned US Navy 04-Mar-1946 and scrapped.

Lagan

K259

 28-Jul-1942 20-Sep-1943 Torpedoed by U-270 North Atlantic 20-Sep-1943. Written off as total constructive loss. Sold and scrapped at Troon 21-May-1946.

Lambourn

K268

 14-Oct-1943 1955 Renamed Dovey - K523 1942. Sold and scraped at Preston 02-Nov-1955.

Lochy

K365

 30-Oct-1043 1956 Sold and scrapped at Troon 29-Jun-1956.

Lossie

K303

 30-Apr-1943 1946 (Ex USS PG 108). Returned US Navy 26-Jan-1946. To Merchant vessel Teti 1947. To Adriatiki 1955. Foundered Pireaus 15-Jan-1968.

Meon

K269

 04-Aug-1943 1966 Sold and scrapped at Blyth 14-May-1966.

Monnow

K441

 04-Dec-1943 1946 To Royal Canadian Navy 1944-45. To Royal Netherlands Navy as Holger Danske 1946. Scrapped 1959.

Mourne

K261

 24-Sep-1942 15-Jun-1944 Torpedoed by U-767 English Channel 15-Jun-1944.

Moyola

K260

 27-Aug-1942 1944 To French Navy as Tonkinois 1944. Renamed La Confiance 1953. Scrapped Sep-1961.

Nadder

K392

 15-Sep-1943 1944 To Royal Indian Navy as Shamsher 1944. To Pakistan Navy name unchanged 1948. Scrapped 1960.

Naver

K000

     Cancelled 1943.

Nene

K270

 ?09-Dec-1942 1965 To Royal Canadian Navy 1944-45. Sold and scrapped at Briton Ferry Aug-1965.

Odzani

K356

 19-May-1943 Sep-1957 Sold and scrapped at Newport Sep-1957.

Parret

K304

 30-Apr-1943 05-Feb-1946 (Ex USS PG 109). Returned US Navy 05-Feb-1946 and scrapped. 

Plym

K309

 04-Feb-1943 1952 Expended in Nuclear test Monte Bello Islands 03-Oct-1952.

Ribble (ii)

K525

 10-Nov-1943 1957 (Ex Duddon K411, 1943). To Royal Canadian Navy 1944-45. Sold and scrapped at Blyth 09-Jul-1957.

Sheil

K305

 26-May-1943 04-Mar-1946 (Ex USS PG 110). Returned US Navy 04-Mar-1943 and scrapped.

Taff

K367

 11-Sep-1943 1957 Sold and scrapped at Newport Jun-1957.

Tavy

K272

 03-Apr-1943 1955 Sold and scrapped at Newport 18-Jul-1955.

Tees

K293

 20-May-1943 1955 Sold and scrapped at Newport 16-Jul-1955.

Teme

K458

 11-Nov-1943 ? Torpedoed by U-246 off Falmouth and written off as total constructive loss. Sold 08-Dec-1945 and scrapped at Llanelly.

Torridge

K292

 16-Aug-1943 1944 To French Navy as La Surprise 1944. To Royal Moroccan Navy as El Maouana 1964. 

Towy

K294

 04-Mar-1943 1956 Sold and scrapped at Port Glasgow 27-Jun-1956.

Usk

K295

 03-Apr-1943 1948 To Royal Egyptian Navy as Abikir 1948. Scuttled at Suez 03-Oct-1956. Salved 08-Apr-1957 and scrapped.

Windrush

K370

 18-Jun-1943   To French Navy as La Decouverte 1944. Became training hulk Lucifer 1967.

Wye

K371

 16-Aug-1943 1955 Sold and scrapped at Troon 22-Feb-1955.
To River Class (1942) FF :
To top
This page last edited - 01 November, 2012.

Copyright © Ian M King, except where otherwise indicated.