LOCH-Class Twin Screw Frigate ordered from
Harland & Wolf , Belfast on 2nd
February 1943 and laid down as
Job No J3353 (Yard No 1248) on 28th December 1943. The ship
was launched en
6th July 1944 as the 1st RN ship
to
bear the name, that of the Gaelic named
Loch Caolisport in Argyllshire. Taken in tow to
Liverpool, fitting-out was carried out at Liverpool in the Builder’s yard and
completed on 9th July 1944.
G e o g r a p h i c D a t a
Sea Loch in Argyllshire
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Badge: On a Field Red a cubit arm White, grasping a spur
Gold.
(Explanation:
Suggested by the ship, it refers to the legend of the Loch Killisport
Stallion)
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1 9 4 5
July
Contractors trials and commissioned for service.
Commanding Officer: Lieut. Commander G Butcher DSC RNVR.
9th Build
completed and commenced Acceptance Trials.
On
completion of trials and storing took passage to Tobermory.
16th Commenced
work-up for operational service.
August
9th Completed work-up
and took passage to Clyde.
Prepared for
foreign service in East Indies Fleet.
25th
Sailed for Aden after prepared in
Clyde for foreign service.
Commanding Officer Lieut. Commander CC Anderson, RN.
September Passage in
Mediterranean.
16th
Arrived at Aden.
23rd Sailed
from Aden escorting 30 MFV's during passage to Cochin.
October Passage
from Cochin to Colombo.
5th At
Colombo.
12th Took
passage to Singapore for escort duty and support of military operations in Java and
Sumatra.
18th
Deployed at Singapore.
Deployed for escort of convoy to Bangkok.
November
4th Deployed
at Batavia for support duties.
Escorted craft carryings PoW and civilian internees to Singapore for
repatriation.
See SEAGULLS IN MY BELFRY by CC Anderson for details,
December
12th Returned
to Singapore.
1 9 4 6
January
11th Passage
to Batavia in continuation of support and escort duties.
17th Deployed
at Sourabaya and rescued Dutch family from Grissee.
26th Deployed
at Padang.
30th
Returned to Singapore.
February
1st Took
passage from Singapore to Trincomalee
Deployed in Indian Ocean and called at Kilindini.
25th
Nominated for return to UK to Pay-Off into Reserve.
March
4th Took
passage from Trincomalee.
Commanding Officer: Lieut. Commander N G Chesterman DSC RNR.
April Paid-Off
on arrival at Devonport and reduced to Reserve status.
May On
completion of reduction laid-up at Plymouth.
June
Laid up at
Plymouth.
to
December
1 9 4
7 to
1 9 4 9
Laid up at Devonport.
Pennant Number for visual signalling purposes changed to F628 (1948).
Refitted for further Reserve Service and carried out trials on completion.
1 9 5 0
January Laid up at
Devonport
to
Nominated for service in 6th Frigate Flotilla, Home Fleet after refit.
June To
be transferred to Chatham Port
Division after refit at Sheerness.
July Towed to
Sheerness.
August Taken In hand
for refit by HM Dockyard, Sheerness.
September Under refit
to
October
November Commissioned
for service ion Home Fleet
.
Commanding Officer: W J R Campbell RN.
December Carried out
unsatisfactory post refit sea trials
Taken
in hand for repair of defects
1 9 5 1
January Repair at
Sheerness in continuation..
February On completion
joined Flotilla and took part in Home Fleet Exercise and visits
to
Programme after
anti-submarine training at
Londonderry.
March Deployed
with Flotilla off Gibraltar during exercises.
April Leave
period at Chatham.
18th
Despatched to Join Flotilla to take part in search operations after HM Submarine
AFFRAY
feared lost in English Channel.
May Search
deployment in continuation in Channel.
June On
release from AFFRAY search operations deployed with Flotilla for Home Fleet
to
exercise and visits programme.
July Visited
Berwick on Tweed and Whitby.
Returned to Chatham for Leave period.
August Under repair
by HM Dockyard, Chatham.
September On completion
rejoined Flotilla and deployed at Portland and Londonderry.
to
October
November Routine Docking
and maintenance at Sheerness.
December Under repair at
Sheerness.
1 9 5 2
January Rejoined
Flotilla and took part in Home Fleet Exercise and Visits programme.
February Deployed at
Portland and Gibraltar with Flotilla.
to Visited
Monaco and Malta.
March Nominated
for modernisation and to Pay-Off into Care and Maintenance.
April Paid-Off
and transferred to Reserve Fleet at Chatham.
May Laid-up at
Chatham.
to
December
1 9 5 3
January Laid-up at
Chatham
to
March
April Towed to
Millwall, London for modernisation by Green and Silley Weir.
May Under
refit.
to
December
1 9 5 4
January Under refit.
to
Completion delayed and completion date extended.
June
July Carried
out post refit harbour trials.
August Commissioned
for Trials with reduced complement.
On
completion Paid-off
September Taken in hand
for semi-tropicalisation and preservation of upper deck equipment by HM
to
Dockyard, Chatham
December
1 9 5 5
January Nominated
for service in Persian Gulf to relieve HM Sloop FLAMINGO.
Manning Division changed to
Portsmouth.
February Commissioned
for service at Chatham by complement from HM Frigate WHITESAND
BAY.
Commanding Officer: Commander E N Forbes DSC RN.
Carried out Sea Trials in Nore area.
March
9th Took
passage from Chatham to Portland with call at Portsmouth.
16th At
Portland for weapon trials.
21st Took
passage to Malta with call at Gibraltar.
April
1st Arrived
in Malta and exercised with Mediterranean Fleet.
16th Sailed
from Malta for Aden.
24th Arrived
at Aden.
27th Took
passage from Aden for Bahrain with calls at Salalah and Khor Kuwai.
May
8th Arrived
at Bahrain.
13th Deployed
for Dhow patrol and called at Abu Musa, and Sharjah.
17th Carried
out patrol in Arabian Sea and call at Khor Fakkan, Iran.
19th At Muscat
and despatched to assist Italian tanker mv ARGEA PRIMA was on fire after
a
collision with Dutch mv TABIAN at entrance to Straits of Hormuz in position
26.16N 54.30E.
20th Arrived
on scene and assisted US Navy tanker COSSATOT in fire-fighting.
Crew
of ARGEA PRIMA
had abandoned the vessel which was still badly on fire.
21st
Fire-fighting parties still on board ARGEA PRIMA but fires were gradually being
contained.
Tow
attempt by mercantile ESMERALDA failed.
23rd HMS LOCH
INSH arrived but did not take part in fire-fighting.
25th Master of
ARGEA PRIMA signed Lloyds Open Form after fires extinguished.
(Note: Very substantial Salvage awards were paid later to ship.
ARGEA
PRIMA eventually took passage to Bahrain under own power and
later
went to Mediterranean for repair.
Queens Commendation for fire-fighting awarded to Engineer Officer and to
a
Senior Engine Room rating.)
26th Returned
to Bahrain.
June
8th Passage
to Mina-al-Ahmadi, Kuwait.
10th Passage
for patrol in northern Persian Gulf and visited Basra.
21st Returned
to
Bahrain
24th Took
passage to Colombo with call at Khor Kuwai.
July
2nd Arrived
at Colombo for routine Docking and refit.
August
3rd Sailed
from Colombo for Trincomalee.
4th Deployed
at Trincomalee for CENTO Exercise JET 55 In Indian Ocean, baaed at
Trincomalee.
September
8th On
completion of JET 55 took passage to Mauritius
17th Arrived
at Mauritius.
19th Sailed
from Mauritius with Governor embarked for visits to British Dependencies.
(Note: These were to Agalega, Diego Garcia, Salomon, Peros Banhos and Rodriguez)
October
14th Returned
to Mauritius to disembark Governor.
20th Took
passage to Seychelles.
24th At
Seychelles.
28th Sailed to
Tanga for visit.
November
1st At
Tanga.
8th Arrived
at Mombasa.
11th Sailed
fbr patrol off coast of Oman.
17th At
Salalah.
December
22nd Arrived
at Mlna-al-Ahmadi, Kuwait for Xmas period.
1 9 5 6
January
1st Took
passage to Aden after relief by HMS LOCH FADA.
10th Sailed
from Aden to Malta.
22nd Sailed
from Malta to Gibraltar.
28th Sailed
from Gibraltar for Portsmouth.
February
2nd Arrived
at Portsmouth to refit and re-commission.
March Taken in
hand for refit.
April
9th
Paid-Off.
10th
Re-commissioned for service in Persian Gulf.
(Note: First Frigate to carry Royal Marines Detachment.)
Commanding Officer: Commander G Hathaway RN (P).
May Carried
out post refit trials and worked-up for operational service at Portland.
June
Deployed at Londonderry for anti-submarine training.
Joined Home Fleet and visited Brussels.
July
Prepared for foreign service at Portsmouth and under repair.
August Took passage
to Aden via Cape of Good
Hope because of closure of Suez Canal.
to
Called at Freetown, Capetown and Mombasa.
September
October Deployed at
Bahrain and
carried out patrol in southern Gulf.
Calls made at Charak, Lingeh, Henjam and Qism.
November Deployed off
Trucial coast and ion Arabian Sea off Oman.
Visited Doha, Daz and Muscat.
December
15th
Assisted US Tanker OLYMPIC GAMES aground off Bahrain to refloat.
16th Assisted
British Tanker ATHEL MONARCH to refloat after running aground
near Bahrain.
(Note: Salvage Awards were paid later for both these operations.)
1 9 5
7
January Deployed for
patrol in southern Gulf and called at Turib, Abu Dhabi, Yaz and Daz,
Took passage to Karachi for routine docking and refit.
February Under
refit.
March On
completion sailed for Persian Gulf and carried out Patrol in southern Gulf.
Returned to Bahrain.
April Took
passage to Cochin for Indian Navy exercises and later called at Colombo.
May Passage
to resume patrol duties at Bahrein.
Deployed in northern Persian Gulf and visited Basra.
June Took
part in exercises with Iranian Navy at Kharg Island and visited Abadan.
Returned to Bahrain to prepare for return passage to UK.
July Sailed
from Bahrain to
Aden.
August Passage
through Mediterranean with call at Gibraltar.
(Note: First RN ship to use Suez Canal after it re-opened.)
Deployed at Chatham after call at Portsmouth.
September Under refit.
October
15th
Re-commissioned for further service in Persian Gulf.
Commanding Officer Commander T J Davies RN (P).
Carried cut sea trials in Nora area
November Passage to
Portland for weapon trials and work-up.
December On completion
of work-up returned to Portsmouth.
Under
repair at Portsmouth.
1 9 5 8
January Under repair
and prepared for passage to Aden.
February Passage from
Portsmouth to Aden.
March Called at
Kameran Islands in Red Sea before arrival at Aden.
Passage to Bahrain.
April Deployed
for Batina coast patrol and relieved HMS LOCH FADA at Muscat.
Returned to Bahrain.
May Deployed
for patrol In southern Gulf and visited Mina-al-Ahmadi for R&R.
June Carried
out petrol In northern Gulf and took part in training exercises at Kharg
Island with Iranian Navy.
Visited Abadan.
July Deployed
for Dhow patrol off Trucial Oman and visited Abu Dhabi.
Carried out further patrol off Batina coast before return to Bahrain
August After Dhow
patrol off Trucial Oman and Batina coast took passage to
Karachi for
Routine Docking.
September On completion
of refit period took passage to resume duties at Bahrain.
13th Took part
in rescue, fire-fighting and salvage on French tanker FERNAND GILABERT
and
Liberian tanker MEILKA which had collided in Gulf of Oman in heavy weather.
After
fires on board FERNAND GILABERT had been extinguished the tanker was taken
towed
stem first to Karachi.
(Note: This major operation Involved HM Aircraft Carrier BULWARK, HM Frigates
PUMA.
ST BRIDES BAY and LOCH ALVIE whose Commanding Officer was in
charge of the
co-ordination of the fire-fighting, repair and salvage activities.
The
crews of both tankers abandoned their ships after the collision.
Salvage payments totalling £376,000 were paid to the 3,700 personnel in 1960.)
20th Arrived
at Karachi with FERNAND GILABERT and took passage to Bahrain
October Deployed In
southern Gulf for Dhow patrol.
Took
passage to Karachi.
November Deployed in
Indian Ocean for multi-national CENTO Exercise JET based at Karachi.
December On release from
JET returned to Bahrain to resume patrol duties.
1 9 5 9
January Annual
Inspection at Bahrain.
On
completion took passage to
Aden.
Visited Djibouti and Massawa before sailing for UK to refit and recommission.
February Passage to
Portsmouth after call at Gibraltar.
Taken
in hand for refit at Portsmouth on arrival.
March Under refit.
April Paid-Off.
12th
Re-commissioned for service in Persian Gulf.
Commanding Officer: Commander AR Rawbone RN.
May Post refit
trials and sea trials In Portsmouth area.
June Carried out weapon
trials and work-up at Portland.
to
July
August Deployed at
Portsmouth for leave period and prepared for foreign service
September Passage to
Aden.
October Arrived at
Bahrein.
November Deployed for
Dhow patrol in southern Gulf and
Arabian Sea.
Visited Muscat.
December Took passage to
Karachi after maintenance period at
Bahrain.
Deployed at Cochin for multi-national CENTO Exercise JET
1 9 6 0
January On completion of JET took passage to Karachi.
Taken in hand for Routine Docking.
February Passage to
Bahrain to resume Persian Gulf duties.
Deployed for patrol in northern Gulf and visited Mina-al Ahmadi.
March Carried out
patrol in southern Gulf and
Arabian Sea with visits to Sharjah and
Muscat.
Deployed with HMS LOCH LOMOND for
Exercise WINGED KHANGA
(Note: This was a major exercise Including HMS CENTAUR AND Royal Fleet
Auxiliaries.
April Deployed
In northern Gulf and visited Banda Maahur.
May
8th
Annual Inspection by Cdre AS&PG with HMS LOCH LOMOND as consort.
Deployed with HMS LOCH LOMOND for Squadron exercises (CASPEX 5)
in southern
Gulf and visited
Dubai.
June Visited
Mina-al-Ahmadi
Embarked Commodore Arabian Sea & Persian Gulf at
Bahrain for visit to
Abadan to
attend Queens Birthday Parade at Khorramshar.
Passage to Abadan with HMS LOCH INSH.
(Note: The Commandant General Royal Marines was embarked in HMS LOCH INSH.)
July
Provided Boiler Room Fan to HMS LOCH INSH to replace defective item.
(Note: This was required to enable HMS LOCH INSH to carry out planned programme
of
Official Visits by Flag Officer Middle East to ports in East Africa.)
Took
passage to Aden with call at Muscat.
(Note: This passage was made with only one Boiler Room operational because of
the
removal of a fan for HMS LOCH INSH.)
August Delayed at
Aden pending supply and installation of replacement Fan.
Took
passage to UK for Extended
refit at Rosyth.
September Paid-Off at
Rosyth after call at Portsmouth.
Taken
in hand for Extended Refit.
October Under refit
to
(Note: During this refit the 4in mounting was replaced by a new design with a
fibre
December glass
gun-shield.
This was prototype for the design to be used for
Type 21 Frigates and Type 12
Destroyers.)
1 9 6 1
January Under refit.
to
(Note: A centralised Air
Conditioning System was also Installed during refit.)
August
September
12th
Re-commissioned for service in 3rd Frigate Squadron, Far East Fleet.
Commanding Officer: Captain M F Fell DSC RN and Senior Officer of Squadron.
Carried out post refit sea trials in Forth area.
October Deployed
at Portland for weapon trials and work-up.
November On
completion returned to Portsmouth to prepare for foreign service.
Took
passage from Portsmouth to relieve HMS CARDIGAN BAY at
Singapore.
December Joined
Squadron at Singapore after call at Aden.
1 9 6 2
January Deployed
at Singapore.
February Carried
out patrol and support of military operations in Borneo based at Tawau.
(Note: This was part of RN deployment against Indonesian insurgents known as
KONFRONTASI Operations.)
March On release
from support duties visited
Hong Kong.
April Deployed
with Squadron for multi-national exercise JET
May Routine
docking at Singapore on
completion of JET.
Took
part In Exercise SEA DEVIL and visited
Manila, Subic Bay and Jesselton
for patrol duty.
June Passage
to Japanese waters
July Deployed
for exercises with US Navy aid visited Hakodate Ominato.
Returned to Singapore.
August Deployed for
Borneo support and patrol based at Labuan.
Prepared for passage to Sydney at Hong Kong.
September Deployed at
Sydney for Exercise TUCKER BOX with ships of RAN.
October On
completion carried out visits programme in New Zealand.
Calls
made at Bluff, South Island, and Wellington.
Return passage from New Zealand to
Hong Kong.
November Called at Suva,
Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
Deployed at Hong Kong for Self Maintenance period.
December Deployed at
Hong Kong.
1 9 6 3
January
1st Passage
to Sandakan for Patrol and support duties.
5th Carried
out patrol and exercised with SHACKLETON aircraft.
11th Deployed
or support duties at Brunei Bay and landing parties provided.
22nd Returned
to Singapore to Pay-Off and refit.
28th Paid-Off
.
Taken
in hand for refit.
30th New
Ship's Company Joined.
February Under refit
March Under refit.
1st
Re-commissioned.
Commanding Officer: Captain W S Simpson
CBE, DSC RN and SO of Squadron.
April
Under refit
to
May
June Carried
out post refit Harbour and Sea Trials
July
1st
Deployed in search for wreck of SEA VIXEN aircraft.
3rd Deployed
at Kuchin for patrol and support duties after refuelling at
Labuan.
Landing parties provided and Open to Visitors !
17th Passage
to Hong Kong for maintenance.
August Deployed at
Hong Kong for exercises and Sea Day for Army personnel.
12th Took
passage to Tawau, NE Borneo to resume support and patrol duties.
16th Arrived
at Tawau after rough passage.
20th Deployed
for patrol duty based at Tawau.
26th After day
in harbour embarked Gurkha soldiers for passage to Semporna Bay.
Deployed on patrol off NE coast.
29th Returned
to Tawau.
31st Open to
visitors on Independence Day at Tawau.
September
2nd Took
passage to Singapore.
6th Arrived
at Singapore.
11th Took
passage to Kuching with Royal Marines Band embarked.
13th Grounded
on entering Kuching
15th Embarked
Governor of Sarawak and Lady Warden for passage to Singapore after a
formal departure ceremony on relinquishing appointment at end of Colonial rule.
17th
Disembarked passengers at Singapore and sailed for exercises with passengers.
18th
Transferred passengers and mail to HM Aircraft Carrier ARK ROYAL.
19th Took part
in exercises and involved in collision with RFA TIDEFLOW whilst carrying out
Replenishment.
No significant damage or casualty.
20th Returned to
Singapore
on completion of Convoy Defence and gunnery exercises.
26th Took
passage to Gan for Guardship duty and exercises.
October
2nd Arrived
at Gan.
10th Deployed
off Male for patrol.
12th Returned
to Gan.
31st Sailed
from Gan to take pert in CENTO Exercises.
November Deployed for
Exercises on passage to Penang.
7th At
Penang.
12th Sailed
for Singapore.
14th At
Singapore.
21st Took
passage from Singapore for Borneo patrol and support duties.
25th Deployed
at Tawau.
December
3rd Return
passage to Singapore.
7th De-ammunitioned
and prepared for Routine Docking.
12th Entered
AFD10.
1 9 6 4
January
4th
Undocked.
9th Carried
out Sea trials.
11th Took
passage to Hong Kong.
16th Arrived
at Hong Kong.
29th Sailed
from Hong Kong and exercised on passage with ships of Far East Fleet.
February
3rd Return
passage to Singapore on completion.
7th
Commanding Office: Lieut. Commander K D Erskine RN appointed.
14th At
Singapore on completion.
24th Annual
Sea Inspection by Flag Officer 2nd in Command, Far East Station.
25th Passage
to Tawau for patrol and support duties.
March Patrol off
NE coast based at Tawau in continuation.
21st Passage
to Hong Kong on release.
26th Arrived
at Hong Kong.
April
6th Passage
from Hong Kong to resume Borneo deployment at Tawau.
24th Arrived
at Singapore from Tawau patrol area to re-commission.
May
1st
Re-commissioned for service in 26th Escort Squadron, Far East Fleet.
Commanding Officer: Commander G M S Sayer RN.
(Note: Signal Officer - Lieutenant A E P Briggs was one of the three survivors
from
HM Battle Cruiser HOOD lost on
24th May 1941.)
3rd
Frigate Squadron disbanded.
4th Carried
out Shakedown trials and work-up at
Singapore.
23rd Returned
to Singapore from working-up.
June
5th Sailed
from Singapore for further work exercises at Tioman,
8th Returned
to Singapore.
12th Passage
to Penang for visit on completion of work-up.
15th Returned
to .Singapore.
24th Passage
to Tawau with Gurkha soldiers embarked.
29th Carried
out patrols based at Tawau.
July
18th Took
passage to Hong Kong on release from support duties.
21st Arrived
at Hong Kong.
August
6th Sailed
from Hong Kong for Bangkok to take part in multi-national exercises.
11th At
Bangkok with HM Support Ship MANXMAN and ‘Open to Visitors’ during stay.
17th Sailed
with HMS MANXMAN for Fleet exercises off
Singapore.
20th Passage
to Hong Kong on completion.
24th Arrived
at Hong Kong after heavy weather passage.
September
3rd Sailed
for patrol off Tawau.
19th Diverted
to assist Panamanian ss CHOPIN which was aground off NE Borneo.
20th On
arrival provided Portable Pump and working party with divers.
22nd Arrived at
Tawau with ss CHOPIN in tow.
(Note: Salvage payments ware made later.)
24th Resumed
patrol.
October
5th Took
passage to Singapore from Tawau on completion of patrol duties.
9th Arrived
at Singapore.
22nd Deployed
for interception patrol off Singapore.
25th Took
passage to Hong Kong.
30th Arrived
at Hong Kong after exercises with HM Destroyer CASSANDRA and HM Frigate
BRIGHTON on passage..
November
7th Sailed
from Hong Kong for exercises off Singapore.
12th Took part
in Fleet exercises.
15th Deployed
for interception patrol in Malacca Straits.
21st Arrived
at Singapore and prepared for refit Under refit
1 9 6 5
January Under refit.
February On completion
of sea trials deployed at Singapore with Squadron for exercises
with ships
of
Far East Fleet.
March
1st
Deployed at Singapore.
8th Carried
out interception patrols off west coast of Malaya.
20th At
Tanjong Panchor.
Army
personnel visited ship.
27th Returned
to Singapore.
April
1st Carried
out further interception patrol off west coast of
Malaya..
5th Returned
to Singapore after calls at Port Dickson and Tamjong Panchor.
6th Sailed
for Kuching with 39 Gurkha soldiers embarked for passage.
7th Took
passage from Kuching to Hong Kong.
11th Arrived
at Hong Kong.
21st Sailed
for Sattahip, near Bangkok.
26th At
Sattahip and visited in CinC Royal Thai Navy.
27th Began 2
day exercise with Royal Thai Navy, including anti-submarine serials with
HM
Submarine ANDREW.
29th Sailed
for Singapore after visit to Sattahip.
May
1st Arrived
at Singapore.
11th Took
passage to Tawau for patrol off NE coast of Borneo.
15th Deployed
for patrol based at Tawau with Coastal Minesweepers.
June
5th On
completion of patrol duty took passage from Tawau to
Manila.
8th Official
visit to Manila with HM Frigate WHITBY
12th Sailed
from Manila for Hong Kong.
14th Arrived
at Hong Kong.
23rd Sailed
for Singapore from Hong Kong for the last time.
27th Arrived
at Singapore to prepare for return to UK to Pay-off.
July
2nd
Took passage to Gan from
Singapore.
7th At Gan.
9th Took
passage to Aden.
15th
Arrived at Aden.
19th Sailed
for Suez.
21st Suez
Canal transit.
24th At
Malta.
26th Sailed
from Malta for Gibraltar.
29th At
Gibraltar.
August
1st
Sailed from
Gibraltar for Portsmouth.
4th Arrived
at Fountain Lake Jetty to Pay-Off.
F i n a l P h a s e
HMS LOCH KILLISPORT was laid-up
at Portsmouth after acceptance into Reserve
The ship was placed on the Disposal List and sold on 20th February 1970
to BISCO for demolition by Hughes Bolcow.
She arrived in tow at the breaker’s yard in Blyth on
18th March 1970
S p e c i a l N o t e
The Crown for the Ensign Staff made by Japanese Prisoners
of War at Johore, Malaya in 1946 was of particularly
unique design. Every piece was individually made for ease of dismantling. It is
reputed to be the only Crown for a British warship to have been made by an
enemy.