LOCH-Class
Twin Screw Frigate ordered from Burntisland
SB on. 2nd February 1943
and laid down as Job Number J11832 (Yard
Number 285) on. 29th May 1941. The ship
was launched on 18th October
1944 and was the 1st R N ship to bear the name.
Build was completed on 23rd
February 1945.
G
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Inland Loch
in Sutherland.
Grid
Reference: NC 6233
B
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ATLANTIC
1945
H
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Badge:
On a Field Black, per fess
wavy Black a Pale Gold and barry
wavy
of six White and Black
(Explanation: Based on
the meaning of Loch Glendhe
(The Lake of the Dark Glen.)
The upper part
represents the Glen, the lower the water.)
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1 9
4 5
February
Contractor's trials. and commissioned for
service in 8th Escort Group.
23rd
Build completion and commenced Acceptance Trials
Commanding Officer: Lieut. Cdr. E G B Knapton RN
On completion of trials and storing took passage
to Tobermory
March
5th
Commenced work-up at Tobermory.
25th
Joined Group at Greenock.
April
Deployed ir. NW Approaches and Irish Sea for
anti-submarine operations.
12th Detected
U1024 and took part in attacks with HM Frigate
LOCH ACHRAY.
Submarine forced to surface and abandoned by
crew.
37 survivors were rescued
(Note: U1024 was boarded by party from HMS LOCH
ACHRAY and taken in tow.
Later submarine broke adrift in deteriorating
and sank.
See U-BOATS DESTROYED by P Kemp for details,).
May
After VE Day deployed for escort, of surrendered
U-Boats during passage between
Scapa
Flow and Stranraer (Operation DEADLIGHT).
Nominated for service ir. East Indies after
refit.
June
8th
Taken in hand for refit at Troon.
(Note: Work done included modification of
Ventilation equipment and fit of additional
20 mm AA armament fitted to improve defence
against air attack.)
July
23rd Took
passage to Join East Indies Fleet at
Colombo.
August
15th
Deployed at Aden.
17th
Took passage to Massawa.
18th
Escorted damaged Fighter Direction Ship
PALOMARES from Massawa to Aden after a
fire in the Red Sea (Aug 1945).
23rd
Took passage to Colombo for briefing prior to
operational service.
New Commanding Officer appointed:: Commander HL
Hayes, OBE, RN.
30th
Arrived at Colombo.
September
6th
Deployed for escort of military convoys for
landings in Port Swettenham area.
(Operation ZIPPER. See THE FORGOTTEN FLEET by J
Winter, and Naval Staff History)
Based at Singapore and joined Singapore Escort.
Force to support of military operations
in Java and Sumatra and for escort of craft
evacuating PoW and Internees (RAPWI)
to Singapore.
October
Deployed for support, and escort duties based at
Singapore
November
Deployed as Guardship at Sourabaya,
December
9th
Returned to Singapore.
26th
Embarked RN Commando unit for passage to Morotai
in the Moluccas.
1 9
4 6
January
2nd
At Morotai.
(Note: Japanese PoW were held under Australian
Army guard to await passage to
Japan.
Guardship was responsible for inspection of
mercantiles used.
6th
Took passage from Morotai via Macassar and
Karaurota to Singapore.
12th
Arrived at Singapore.
February
Singapore escort and patrol duty in continuation
2nd
Deployed as Guardship at Batavia.
12th
Escorted U181 (Japanese 107) to position Malacca
Straits with
HMS
LOCH
LOMOND
(Note: The submarine was towed by HM Tug GROWLER
from Singapore for sinking.
Admiralty record for this ships states U862 was
also towed for sinking by HM Tug
ASSIDUOUS at the same time and other sources
record escort by HMS LOCH
LOMOND for U862.)
On completion took passage to Colombo.
March
Under refit at Colombo.
April
Return passage to Singapore after post refit
trials.
May
Resumed support and escort duties at Singapore.
Deployed at Batavia as Guardship.
Recaptured two Japanese Submarine Chasers taken
by Insurgent forces from Segal, Java
with assistance from IJN officers embarked under
guard.
June
Guardship duty in continuation.
6th
Agreement reached with Indonesian
insurrectionist forces at meeting on board.
26th
At Cheribon for negotiation with
Insurrectionists.
July
Returned to Trincomalee
(Note: General Service Medal with Clasp awarded
for services in SE Asia.)
Despatched from Trincomalee to assist, HM
Cruiser NORFOLK at Abadan after civil
unrest.
(Note: HMS NORFOLK was having habitability
problems due to hot weather.)
23rd
Arrived at Abadan after encountering
exceptionally heavy weather.
Starboard anchor had to be re-secured and
extensive internal flooding caused on
forward messdecks.
Deployed for patrol in southern Gulf including
visit to Khor Kuwai.
August
12th Took
over Guardship duty at Abadan
September
9th
Visited Muscat.
23rd
Arrived at Colombo for refit
October
New Commanding Officer joined: Commander H L
Hayes OBE, RN.
November
On completion of post refit trials embarked
personnel for clearance of Japanese
explosives from the Andaman Islands.
Deployed at Port Blair, Port Stewart, Katar and
Port Nicobar.
December
On completion took passage to Singapore.
Spent Xmas period at Singapore.
1 9
4 7
January
Deployed at Singapore.
Took passage to Colombo prior to for Indian
Ocean patrol and visits programme
February
Deployed for patrol with calls at Lindi, Tanga,
Mombasa and Mogadiscio.
March
Passage to Aden with call at Berbera.
Resumed Persian Gulf patrol.
Passage to Abadan via Muscat and Bahrain.
22nd Arrived
at Abadan.
April
Passage to Karachi escorting five Royal Indian
Navy Motor Launches
27th
Arrived at Karachi with Motor Launches.
May
Passage to Singapore.
Taken in hand for refit
June
Under refit.
July
On completion of post refit trials embarked
consignment of rice for delivery
to Nancowry in. Nicobar Islands
Resumed duties in Persian Gulf with calls on
passage at Trincomalee and Muscat.
August
Deployed at Bahrain.
23rd
Took part in recovery of victims of BOAC
PLYMOUTH Flying Boat which crashed
whilst landing at Bahrein.
(Note: Ten passengers were killed but only eight
bodies were found.)
September
Persian Gulf patrol with visits to Kuwait,
Sharjah, Gwardar, Bandar Abbas and
to
Basidu.
October
November
Took passage to Colombo.
December
Maintenance Period at Colombo.
1 9
4 8
January
On completion deployed at Trincomalee.
February
Deployed for patrol duty in Persian Gulf based
at Bahrain.
to
March
April
Passage to Colombo to join RIN exercises.
Called at Cochin.
Passage to Singapore for refit.
28th
Arrived at Singapore.
May
Under refit.
to
New Commanding Officer: Commander D J A
Heber-Percy RN appointed.
October
Pennant Number for visual signalling purposes
changed to F619.
November
Refit completion after delay.
Carried out Post refit trials.
December
2nd
Took passage for Trincomalee.
8th
Arrived at Trincomalee.
28th
Took passage to Aden prior to Indian Ocean
patrol and visits.
1 9
4 9
January
Indian Ocean patrol with calls at Aden, Assab.
Djibouti, Mogadiscio and Mombasa.
February
Patrol in continuation with calls at Zanzibar,
Kiwa, Kisiwani, Landi and Seychelles.
March
8th
Returned to Trincomalee.
April
7th
Sailed from Trincomalee for west coast India
patrol with call at Cochin.
26th
At Colombo.
(New Commanding Officer: Commander H B Acworth
OBE RN appointed.)
May
Returned to Trincomalee.
5th
At Trincomalee.
Nominated for detached duty at Singapore
following the Yangtse incident which
involved HM Sloop AMETHYST.
Took passage to Singapore.
21st
Deployed at Singapore.
June
On release from detached service deployed for
patrol in Indian Ocean.
27th
Sailed from Singapore.
July
Deployed for patrol in Indian Ocean. Visited
Penang, Nancowry, Car Nicobar, Port
Blair and Port Cornwallis.
16th
Arrived at Trincomalee.
August
Passage to Colombo.
2nd
Arrived at Colombo.
September
Deployed for exercises and returned to Colombo.
27th
Passage to Trincomalee.
October
1st
Took passage to Mogadiscio.
7th
Deployed as Guardship at Mogadiscio to provide
aid to civil power.
(Note: British army units were stationed in this
former Italian colony.)
24th
Took passage for Indian Ocean patrol from
Mogadiscio.
31st
At Mombasa and diverted to return to Mogadiscio.
November
3rd
Released from requirement and took passage to
Seychelles.
11th
Arrived at Trincomalee from Seychelles.
21st
Sailed from Trincomalee for refit at Singapore.
28th
Taken in hand for refit on arrival at Singapore.
Un
1 9
5 0
January
Under refit.
to
March
April
6th
Sailed for Trincomalee after completion of post
refit trials.
12th
Arrived at Trincomalee.
25th
Sailed from Trincomalee for Cocos Is arriving on
26th.
May
4th
Returned to Trincomalee.
14th
Took passage for Indian Ocean patrol with calls
at Seychelles, Mawara,
June
Patrol in continuation with calls at Undi, Kiwa
Kisiwani, Tanga and Mombasa.
July
Patrol in continuation. Called at. Apalepa,
Corgados Carajos, Rodrigues.Mauritius,
and Diego Garcia.
27th
Returned to Trincomalee.
August
Sailed for Colombo arriving on. 12th.
September
Deployed off west, coast of India and took part
in Exercise JET.
to
Visited Karachi and Bombay
December
.Returned to Karachi
1 9
5 1
January
Deployed in Bay of Bengal.
to
February
March
Under refit at Singapore
to
April
May
On completion deployed for patrol and visits in
Indian Ocean
to
Visited Zanzibar, Seychelles and Cocos Islands.
August
On completion returned to Colombo for routine
docking.
September
Deployed for patrol in Persian Gulf with call at
Karachi on passage.
to
Towed water-lighter from Bombay to Bahrein.
December
New Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Commander R S
Brookews DSC RN
(Note: Period of foreign service extended during
1951.)
1 9
5 2
January
Persian Gulf deployment in continuation.
February
Returned to Trincomalee.
March
Took part in Indian Navy exercises.
April
Under refit at Singapore
to
Completion delayed to complete
June
Additional work agreed.
July
Escorted HM Landing Ship TRACKER from Aden to
Colombo or, passage to Montebello
for Atom Bomb Tests.
August
Deployed in.
Bay
of Bengal and visited Madras.
to
September
October
Carried out- patrol
and visits programme in
Indian Ocean.
to
Calls made at Diego Garcia and Mauritius.
November
December
Returned to Colombo for Docking Period.
1 9
5 3
January
Deployed in Indian Ocean, and visited Mombasa.
February
Transferred to Persian Gulf for patrol duties
March
Based at. Bahrain for patrol duties.
to
Visited Abadan and Kuwait.
June
Returned to Colombo.
August
Maintenance Period at Colombo.
September
Deployed at Trincomalee for patrol duty In Bay
of Bengal and west coast of India.
Visited Madras and Cochin.
Nominated for return to UK and to reduce to
Reserve status.
October
Deployed in Persian Gulf for patrol.
November
Passage from Karachi to Aden,.
17th
Sailed from Aden, for return passage.
New Commanding Officer: Lieut Commander V C
Freeland RN appointed.
December
7th
Arrived at Portsmouth.
Paid Off and prepared to destore.
F i n
a l P h a s e
HMS
LOCH GLENDHU completed
reduction early in. 1954 and was laid up at Portsmouth
in Category U Reserve. The ship
was placed on the Disposal List, in 1956 and
sold to BISCO for demolition
by Clayton and Davie for breaking-up at Durston.
She arrived at the breaker’s Yard in tow
on 14th November 1957.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS
of HMS LOCH
GLENDHU
by
Don Kindell
These
convoy lists have not been cross-checked with
the text above
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Date
convoy sailed
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Joined
convoy as escort
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Convoy
No.
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Left
convoy
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Date
convoy arrived
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17/04/45
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17/04/45
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ON
297
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18/04/45
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02/05/45
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27/04/45
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28/04/45
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OS
125KM
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01/05/45
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01/05/45
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17/05/45
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19/05/45
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OS
129KM
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20/05/45
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21/05/45
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(Note
on Convoys)
