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For other naval ship classes of the same name, see River class.
HMS Swale (K217)
Class overview
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Succeeded byLoch class
SubclassesRN group I, RN group II, RAN group I, RAN group II, RCN group
In commission1942
Planned30
Completed151
Cancelled2
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5 World War II
2 Suez Crisis
10 expended
Preserved1
General characteristics RN group I
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1,370 long tons (1,390 t; 1,530 short tons)
1,830 long tons (1,860 t; 2,050 short tons) (deep load)
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283 ft (86.26 m) p/p
301.25 ft (91.82 m)o/a
Beam36.5 ft (11.13 m)
Draught9 ft (2.74 m); 13 ft (3.96 m) (deep load)
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2 x Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
(except Cam, Chelmer, Ettrick, Halladale, Helmsdale, Tweed; Parsons Single reduction steam turbines, 6,500 shp (4,800 kW)
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20 knots (37.0 km/h)
20.5 knots (38.0 km/h) (turbine ships)
Range440 long tons (450 t; 490 short tons) oil fuel; 7,200 nautical miles (13,334 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement107
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General characteristics (RN group II)
Range646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
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General characteristics (RCN group)
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1,445 long tons (1,468 t; 1,618 short tons)
2,110 long tons (2,140 t; 2,360 short tons) (deep load)
Range646 long tons (656 t; 724 short tons) oil fuel; 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) at 15 knots (27.8 km/h)
Complement157
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General characteristics (RAN group I)
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1,420 long tons (1,440 t; 1,590 short tons)
2,020 long tons (2,050 t; 2,260 short tons) (deep load)
Range500 long tons (510 t; 560 short tons) oil fuel; 5,180 nautical miles (9,593 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement140
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General characteristics (RAN group II)
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1,545 long tons (1,570 t; 1,730 short tons)
2,185 long tons (2,220 t; 2,447 short tons)
Complement177
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The River class frigate was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic.

The majority served with the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), with some serving in the other Allied navies; the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Free French Navy (FFN), the Royal Netherlands Navy and, post-war, the South African Navy (SAN). Ten ships built in Canada were assigned to the United States Navy (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 HMAS Diamantina, preserved as a museum ship at the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane, Australia.

After World War II they found employment in many other navies the world over; several RCN ships were sunk as breakwaters. One, HMCS Stormont, was purchased by Aristotle Onasis and converted into the luxury yacht Christina O.

Design

The River class ships were designed by naval engineer William Reed to have the endurance and anti-submarine capabilities of the Black Swan class sloops, 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 corvettes.

The River class design was used as the basis for the United States Navy's Tacoma class (which served in the Royal Navy as the Colony class frigates), and the hull design was later elaborated into the Loch class frigate, and subsequently the Bay class frigate.

Ships

Free French Navy

Free French Navy
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
FFL Croix de Lorraine (K258) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 8 Mar 1943 25 Sep 1944 1961 Formerly HMS Strule (K258). Transferred to the Free French Navy on 25 Sep 1944.
FFL Aventure (K263) W. Simons & Co., Renfrew 30 Nov 1943 21 Jan 1944 1964 Formerly HMS Braid (K263). Transferred to the Free French Navy on 21 Jan 1944.
FFL Escarmouche (K267) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 30 May 1942 1 Jun 1943 3 Mar 1944 1960 Formerly HMS Frome (K267). Transferred to the Free French Navy on 3 Mar 1944.
FFL Découverte (K370) Henry Robb Ltd., Leith 18 Jun 1943 Feb 1944 1959 Formerly HMS Windrush (K370). Transferred to the Free French Navy in Feb 1944.

Renamed LUCIFER II, used as training ship of the French Navy Security School at Querqueville near Cherbourg (Normandy/France).Scrapped on this place in June–October 2009

FFL Surprise (K292) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 17 Oct 1942 16 Aug 1943 1944 1964 Formerly HMS Torridge (K292). Transferred to the Free French Navy in 1944. Transferred to Morocco in 1964 to serve as Royal Yacht Al Maouna.
FFL Tonkinois (K260) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 27 Aug 1942 15 Oct 1944 1961 Formerly HMS Moyola (K260). Transferred to the Free French Navy on 15 Oct 1944.

Royal Australian Navy

Royal Australian Navy (Group I)
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
HMAS Barcoo (K375) Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co., Sydney 21 Oct 1942 26 Aug 1943 17 Jan 1944 21 Feb 1964 Sold to N.W. Kennedy Ltd., Vancouver on 15 Feb 1972. Scrapped in Taiwan.
HMAS Barwon (K406) Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Co., Sydney 3 Aug 1943 12 Jan 1946 31 Mar 1947 Sold for scrap on 17 Aug 1962.
HMAS Burdekin (K376) Walkers Ltd., Maryborough 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 on 21 Sep 1961. Scrapped in Japan.
HMAS Diamantina (K377) Walkers Ltd., Maryborough 12 Apr 1943 6 Apr 1944 27 Apr 1945 21 Feb 1980 Preserved as a museum ship at Queensland Maritime Museum
HMAS Gascoyne (K354) Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney 3 Jul 1942 20 Feb 1943 18 Nov 1943 1 Feb 1966 Sold for scrap on 15 Feb 1972.
HMAS Hawkesbury (K363) Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney 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.
HMAS Lachlan (K364) Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney 22 Mar 1943 25 Mar 1944 14 Feb 1945 5 Oct 1949 Transferred to RNZN as HMNZS Lachlan (K364). Sold for scrap in Feb 1975.
HMAS Macquarie (K532) Morts Dock & Engineering Co. Ltd., Sydney 3 Mar 1945 7 Dec 1945 Sold for scrap 5 Jul 1972.
Royal Australian Navy (Group II) - Modified River (Bay) class frigate
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
HMAS Condamine (K698) New South Wales State Dockyard, Newcastle 30 Oct 1943 4 Nov 1944 22 Feb 1946 2 Dec 1955 Served in the Korean War July 1952 - Apr 1953 and Mar 1955 - Nov 1955. Sold for scrap 21 Sep 1961.
HMAS Culgoa (K408) Naval Dockyard Williamstown, Williamstown 15 Jul 1943 22 Sep 1944 1 Apr 1947 Sold for scrap on 15 Feb 1972.
HMAS Murchison (K442) Evans Deakin Ltd., Brisbane 3 Mar 1945 7 Dec 1945 Sold for scrap 5 Jul 1972.
HMAS Shoalhaven (K535) Walkers Ltd., Maryborough 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.[1][2]

Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
HMCS Annan (K297) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 16 Mar 1942 12 Sep 1942 Formerly HMS Annan (K297), transferred to RCN during construction. Transferred to USN during construction on 20 Jul 1942 as USS Natchez (PG-102).
HMCS Annan (K404) Hall, Russell & Co., Aberdeen 6 Oct 1943 29 Dec 1943 13 Jun 1944 20 Jun 1945 Formerly HMS Annan (K404). Returned to RN on 20 Jun 1945.

Sold to Denmark in Nov 1945 and renamed HDMS Niels Ebbesen (F339) Served in the Danish navy until 8 May 1963 Scrapped at H J Hansen in Odense in 1963

HMCS Antigonish (K661) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 2 Oct 1943 10 Feb 1944 4 Jul 1944 2 May 1946 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 301 on 12 Oct 1957.
HMCS Beacon Hill (K407) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 16 Jul 1943 6 Nov 1943 16 May 1944 2 Jun 1946 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 303 on 21 Dec 1957.
HMCS Buckingham (K685) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 11 Nov 1943 28 Apr 1944 2 Nov 1944 16 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 314 on 25 Jun 1954.
HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (K663) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 5 Nov 1943 13 May 1944 30 Sep 1944 25 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 317 on 7 Dec 1954.
HMCS Cape Breton (K350) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 5 May 1942 24 Nov 1942 25 Oct 1943 26 Jan 1946
HMCS Capilano (K409) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 18 Nov 1943 8 Apr 1944 25 Aug 1944 24 Nov 1945
HMCS Carlplace (K664) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 30 Nov 1943 6 Jul 1944 13 Dec 1944 13 Nov 1945 Transferred to the Dominican Republic as Presidente Trujillo, later Mella.
HMCS Charlottetown (K244) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 26 Jan 1943 16 Sep 1943 28 Apr 1944 25 Mar 1947
HMCS Chebogue (K317) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 19 Mar 1943 17 Aug 1943 22 Feb 1944 25 Sep 1945 Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1227[3] on 4 Oct 1944 while escorting convoy ONS-33. Towed to Port Talbot and declared a total loss.
HMCS Coaticook (K410) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 14 Jun 1943 26 Nov 1943 25 Jul 1944 29 Nov 1945
HMCS Dunver (K03) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 3 May 1942 10 Nov 1942 11 Sep 1943 23 Jan 1946
HMCS Eastview (K665) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 26 Aug 1943 17 Nov 1943 3 Jun 1944 17 Jan 1946
HMCS Ettrick (K254) John Crown & Sons Ltd., Sunderland 31 Dec 1941 5 Feb 1943 29 Jan 1944 30 May 1945 Formerly HMS Ettrick (K254). Returned to the RN on 30 May 1945.
HMCS Fort Erie (K670) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 3 Nov 1943 27 May 1944 27 Oct 1944 22 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 312 on 17 Apr 1956.
HMCS Glace Bay (K414) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 23 Sep 1943 26 Apr 1944 2 Sep 1944 17 Nov 1945 Transferred in 1946 to Chile as Esmeralda, later Bacquedano.
HMCS Grou (K518) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 1 May 1943 7 Aug 1943 4 Dec 1943 25 Feb 1946
HMCS Hallowell (K666) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 22 Nov 1943 28 Mar 1944 8 Aug 1944 7 Nov 1945 Transferred in 1949 to Israel as Misnak, sold in 1952 to the Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Gajabahu.
HMCS Inch Arran (K667) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 25 Oct 1943 6 Jun 1944 18 Nov 1944 28 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 308 on 23 Aug 1954.
HMCS Joliette (K418) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 19 Jul 1943 12 Nov 1943 14 Jun 1944 19 Nov 1945 Transferred in 1946 to Chile as Iquique.
HMCS Jonquiere (K318) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 26 Jan 1943 28 Oct 1943 10 May 1944 4 Dec 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 318 on 20 Sep 1954.
HMCS Kirkland Lake (K337) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 16 Nov 1943 27 Apr 1944 21 Aug 1944 14 Dec 1945
HMCS Kokanee (K419) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 25 Aug 1943 27 Nov 1943 6 Jun 1944 21 Dec 1945 Transferred in 1950 to India as HMIS Bengal (K419).
HMCS La Hulloise (K668) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 10 Aug 1943 29 Oct 1943 20 May 1944 6 Dec 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 305 on 9 Oct 1957.
HMCS Lanark (K669) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 25 Sep 1943 10 Dec 1943 6 Jul 1944 24 Oct 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 321 on 15 Apr 1956.
HMCS Lasalle (K519) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 4 Jun 1943 11 Dec 1943 29 Jun 1944 17 Dec 1945
HMCS Lauzon (K371) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 2 Jul 1943 10 Jun 1944 30 Aug 1944 7 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 322 on 12 Dec 1953.
HMCS Levis (K400) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 25 Feb 1943 26 Nov 1943 21 Jul 1944 21 Feb 1946 Sunk as breakwater along east coast of Vancouver Island.
HMCS Longueuil (K672) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 17 Jul 1943 30 Oct 1943 18 May 1944 31 Dec 1945
HMCS Magog (K673) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 16 Jun 1943 22 Sep 1943 7 May 1944 20 Dec 1944 Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1223[4] on 14 Oct 1944 while escorting convoy ONS-33G in Gulf of St. Lawrence. Lost 65 feet (20 m) off the stern and 3 crew were killed. Towed to Quebec City and declared a total loss.
HMCS Matane (K444) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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
HMCS Meon (K269) A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow 31 Dec 1942 4 Aug 1943 2 Jul 1944 23 Apr 1945 Formerly HMS Meon (K269). Returned to the RN on 23 Apr 1945.
HMCS Monnow (K441) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 28 Sep 1943 4 Dec 1943 3 Aug 1944 11 Jun 1945 Formerly HMS Monnow (K441). Returned to the RN on 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

HMCS Montreal (K319) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 23 Dec 1942 12 Jun 1943 12 Nov 1943 15 Oct 1945 Sold 1947 and scrapped in Sydney, NS [5]
HMCS Nene (K270) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 20 Jun 1942 9 Dec 1942 4 Jun 1944 11 Jun 1945 Formerly HMS Nene (K270). Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945.
HMCS New Glasgow (K320) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 2 Dec 1942 23 Jun 1943 23 Dec 1943 4 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 315 on 30 Jan 1954.
HMCS New Waterford (K321) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 17 Dec 1942 3 Jul 1943 21 Jan 1944 7 Mar 1946 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 304 on 31 Jan 1958.
HMCS Orkney (K448) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 19 May 1943 18 Sep 1943 18 Apr 1944 22 Jan 1946 Transferred in 1950 to Israel as Mivtakh later in 1952 sold to the Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Gajabahu.
HMCS Outremont (K322) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 18 Nov 1942 3 Jul 1943 27 Nov 1943 5 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 310 on 2 Sep 1955.
HMCS Penetang (K676) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 22 Sep 1943 6 Jul 1944 19 Oct 1944 10 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 316 on 1 Jun 1954.
HMCS Port Colborne (K326) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 16 Dec 1942 21 Apr 1943 5 Dec 1943 7 Nov 1945
HMCS Poundmaker (K675) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 29 Jan 1944 21 Apr 1944 17 Sep 1944 25 Nov 1945 Transferred to Peru as Teniente Ferré.
HMCS Prestonian (K662) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 20 Jul 1943 22 Jun 1944 13 Sep 1944 24 Apr 1956 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 307 on 22 Aug 1953.
HMCS Prince Rupert (K324) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 1 Aug 1942 3 Feb 1943 30 Aug 1943 15 Jan 1946 Sunk as breakwater at Royston, British Columbia.
HMCS Ribble (K525) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 31 Dec 1942 10 Nov 1943 24 Jul 1944 11 Jun 1945 Formerly HMS Ribble (K525). Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945.
HMCS Royal Mount (K677) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 7 Jan 1944 15 Apr 1944 25 Aug 1944 17 Nov 1945
HMCS Runnymede (K678) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 11 Sep 1943 27 Nov 1943 14 Jun 1944 19 Jan 1946
HMCS Saint John (K456) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 28 May 1943 25 Aug 1943 13 Dec 1943 27 Nov 1945
HMCS Sea Cliff (K344) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 20 Jul 1943 7 Aug 1944 26 Sep 1944 28 Nov 1945 Transferred in 1946 to Chile as Covadonga.
HMCS Springhill (K323) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 5 May 1943 7 Sep 1943 21 Mar 1944 1 Dec 1945
HMCS St. Pierre (K680) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 30 Jun 1943 1 Dec 1943 28 Aug 1944 22 Nov 1945 Transferred in 1947 to Peru as Teniente Palacios, later Palacios.
HMCS St. Stephen (K454) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 5 Oct 1943 6 Feb 1944 28 Jul 1944 30 Jan 1946
HMCS Ste. Therese (K366) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 18 May 1943 16 Oct 1943 28 May 1944 2 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 309 on 21 Jan 1955.
HMCS Stettler (K681) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 31 May 1943 9 Oct 1943 7 May 1944 9 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 311 on 2 Feb 1954.
HMCS Stone Town (K531) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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.
HMCS Stormont (K327) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 23 Dec 1942 14 Jul 1943 27 Nov 1943 9 Nov 1945 Sold to Aristotle Onassis as yacht Christina.
HMCS Strathdam (K682) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 6 Dec 1943 20 Mar 1944 29 Sep 1944 7 Nov 1945 Transferred in 1950 to Israel as Misgav.
HMCS Sussexvale (K683) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 15 Nov 1943 12 Jul 1944 29 Nov 1944 16 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 313 on 8 Aug 1955.
HMCS Swansea (K328) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 15 Jul 1942 19 Dec 1942 4 Oct 1943 2 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 306 on 14 Nov 1957.
HMCS Teme (K458) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 25 May 1943 11 Nov 1943 28 Feb 1944 4 May 1945 Formerly HMS Teme (K458). Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315 on 29 Mar 1945 off Lands End at 50-07N, 05-45W. Declared a total loss.
HMCS Thetford Mines (K459) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 7 Jul 1943 30 Oct 1943 24 May 1944 18 Nov 1945
HMCS Toronto (K538) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 10 May 1943 18 Sep 1943 6 May 1944 27 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 319 on 26 Nov 1953.
HMCS Valleyfield (K329) Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City 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 at 46-03N, 52-24W. 125 crew were killed and 38 survivors were rescued by HMCS Giffard (K402).
HMCS Victoriaville (K684) Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon 2 Dec 1943 23 Jun 1944 11 Nov 1944 17 Nov 1945 Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian class frigate with pennant 320 on 25 Sep 1959.
HMCS Waskesiu (K330) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 2 May 1942 3 Apr 1943 16 Jun 1943 29 Jan 1946 Transferred in 1950 to India as HMIS Hooghly (K330).
HMCS Wentworth (K331) Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt 11 Nov 1942 6 Mar 1943 7 Dec 1943 10 Oct 1945

Royal Navy

Royal Navy (Group I)
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
HMS Ballinderry (K255) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 6 Nov 1941 7 Dec 1942 2 Sep 1943 1945 Transferred to Norway as Glomma 1946, scrapped 7 July 1961.
HMS Bann (K256) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 18 Jun 1942 29 Dec 1942 7 May 1943 5 Dec 1945 Transferred to India as HMIS Tir (K256).
HMS Chelmer (K221) George Brown & Co., Greenock 29 Dec 1941 27 Mar 1943 29 Sep 1943 Scrapped in Aug 1957.
HMS Dart (K21) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 8 Sep 1941 10 Oct 1942 13 May 1943 Sold for scrap in Nov 1956. Scrapped in 1957.
HMS Derg (K257) Henry Robb Ltd., Leith 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, Newport.
HMS Ettrick (K254) John Crown & Sons Ltd., Sunderland 31 Dec 1941 22 Feb 1943 11 Jul 1943 Transferred to RCN on 29 Jan 1944 as HMCS Ettrick (K254). Returned to RN on 30 May 1945. Scrapped Jun 1953.
HMS Exe (K92) Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley 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.
HMS Itchen (K227) Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley 14 Jul 1941 29 Jul 1942 28 Dec 1942 23 Sep 1943 Torpedoed and sunk by U-666 [6] 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 HMCS St. Croix (I81).
HMS Jed (K235) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 27 Sep 1941 30 Jul 1942 30 Nov 1942 Placed in reserve in 1946. Scrapped on 25 May 1957 at Milford Haven.
HMS Kale (K241) A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow 22 Sep 1941 24 Jun 1942 4 Dec 1942 Sold in Nov 1956 and scrapped in 1957 at Newport.
HMS Ness (K219) Henry Robb Ltd., Leith 3 Sep 1941 30 Jul 1942 22 Dec 1942 Sold for scrap in Sep 1956.
HMS Nith (K215) Henry Robb Ltd., Leith 5 Sep 1941 25 Sep 1942 16 Feb 1943 Transferred in Nov 1948 to Egypt as Domiat.
HMS Ribble (K251) W. Simons & Co., Renfrew 29 Dec 1942 23 Apr 1943 Transferred while under construction to the Netherlands as HNMS Johan Maurits van Nassau (K251).
HMS Rother (K224) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 26 Jun 1941 20 Nov 1941 3 Apr 1942 Scrapped on 22 Apr 1955.
HMS Spey (K246) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 18 Jul 1941 18 Dec 1941 19 May 1942 Transferred in Nov 1948 to Egypt as Rashid.
HMS Swale (K217) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 19 Aug 1941 16 Jan 1942 24 Jun 1942 Transferred on 26 Jul 1945 to South Africa as HMSAS Swale (K217). Returned to RN in Jan 1946. Scrapped on 26 Feb 1955.
HMS Tay (K232) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 10 Sep 1941 18 Mar 1942 5 Aug 1942 Scrapped on 28 Sep 1956.
HMS Test (K239) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen 15 Aug 1941 30 May 1942 12 Oct 1942 Transferred in 1946 to India as HMIS Neza (K239). Returned to the RN in Apr 1947. Scrapped on 25 Feb 1955.
HMS Teviot (K222) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen 4 Oct 1941 12 Oct 1942 30 Jan 1943 Transferred on 10 Jun 1945 to South Africa as HMSAS Teviot (K222). Returned to RN in Jan 1946. Scrapped on 29 Mar 1955.
HMS Trent (K243) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 31 Jan 1942 10 Oct 1942 27 Feb 1943 Transferred in Apr 1946 to India as HMIS Kurki (K243).
HMS Tweed (K250) A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow 31 Dec 1941 24 Nov 1942 28 Apr 1943 7 Jan 1944 Torpedoed and sunk on 7 Jan 1944 by U-305[7] southwest of Ireland at 48-18N, 21-19W. Survivors were rescued by HMS Nene (K270).
HMS Waveney (K248) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 8 Oct 1941 30 Apr 1942 16 Sep 1942 Scrapped in Dec 1957.
HMS Wear (K230) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 16 Oct 1941 1 Jun 1942 24 Oct 1942 Scrapped on 29 Dec 1957.
Royal Navy (Group II)
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
HMS Adur (K269) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 10 Mar 1942 22 Aug 1942 Transferred to the USN before completion as USS Asheville (PG-101).
HMS Aire (K262) Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley 12 Jun 1942 22 Apr 1943 28 Jul 1943 Transferred in 1946 to India as HMIS Tamar (K262) and renamed HMIS Aire; it ran aground on Bombay Reef near Paracel Islands off Hainan Island December 1946.[8]
HMS Annan (K297) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 16 Mar 1942 12 Sep 1942 Transferred to the RCN before completion as HMCS Annan (K297).
HMS Annan (K404) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen 10 Jun 1943 29 Dec 1943 Transferred to the RCN before completion as HMCS Annan (K404). Returned to RN on 20 Jun 1945. Transferred to Denmark on 27 Nov 1945 as Niels Ebbesen.
HMS Avon (K97) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 8 Jan 1943 19 Jun 1943 18 Sep 1943 Transferred in 1949 to Portugal as Nuno Tristao.
HMS Awe (K526) Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley 27 May 1943 28 Dec 1943 21 Apr 1944 Transferred in 1949 to Portugal as Diogo Gomes.
HMS Barle (K298) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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.
HMS Braid (K263) W. Simons & Co., Renfrew 1 Dec 1942 30 Nov 1943 21 Jan 1944 Transferred to the Free French Navy on 21 Jan 1944 as FFL L'Aventure (K263).
HMS Cam (K264) George Brown & Co., Greenock 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 HMCS Cape Breton (K350) to Yarmouth, then by tug to Portsmouth. Declared to be total loss and scrapped at Sunderland in Jul 1945.
HMS Cuckmere (K299) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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[9] off Algeria and was declared a total loss. Returned to the USN as PG-104 on 6 Nov 1946.
HMS Deveron (K265) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 16 Apr 1942 12 Oct 1942 2 Mar 1943 1945 Transferred in 1945 to India as HMIS Dhanush (K265).
HMS Dovey (K523) Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley 23 Mar 1943 14 Oct 1943 25 Feb 1944 Scrapped 2 Nov 1955.
HMS Evenlode (K300) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 28 May 1942 9 Nov 1942 4 Jun 1943 Ordered by USN as USS Danville (PG-105). Transferred to RN before completion under the lend-lease program. Returned to the USN on 5 Mar 1946.
HMS Fal (K266) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 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.
HMS Findhorn (K301) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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.
HMS Frome (K267) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 30 May 1942 1 Jun 1943 Transferred on 3 Mar 1944 to the Free French Navy as FFL L'Escarmouche (K267).
HMS Glenarm (K258) Henry Robb Ltd., Leith 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 HMS Strule (K258) on 1 Feb 1944. Transferred on 25 Sep 1944 to the Free French Navy as FFL Croix de Lorraine (K258).
HMS Halladale (K417) A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow 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.
HMS Helford (K252) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen 27 Jun 1942 6 Feb 1943 26 Jun 1943 Scrapped on 29 Jun 1956.
HMS Helmsdale (K253) A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow 13 Aug 1942 5 Jun 1943 15 Oct 1943 Scrapped on 14 Nov 1957.
HMS Inver (K302) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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.
HMS Lagan (K259) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 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[10] 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.
HMS Lochy (K365) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen 23 Feb 1943 30 Oct 1943 8 Feb 1944 Scrapped at Troon on 29 June 1956.
HMS Lossie (K303) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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.
HMS Meon (K269) A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow 31 Dec 1942 4 Aug 1943 7 Feb 1944 Transferred to RCN as HMCS Meon (K269). Returned to the RN on 23 Apr 1945. Scrapped on 14 May 1966.
HMS Monnow (K441) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 28 Sep 1943 4 Dec 1943 11 May 1944 Transferred to RCN on 3 Aug 1944 as HMCS Monnow (K441). Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945. Transferred in 1945 to Denmark as Holger Danske.
HMS Mourne (K261) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 21 Mar 1942 24 Sep 1942 30 Apr 1943 15 Jun 1944 Torpedoed and sunk by U-767 [11] on 15 Jun 1944 in the English Channel at 49-35N, 05-30W.
HMS Moyola (K260) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 9 Feb 1942 27 Aug 1942 15 Jan 1943 15 Oct 1944 Transferred on 15 Oct 1944 to the Free French Navy as FFL Tonkinois (K260).
HMS Nadder (K392) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 11 Mar 1943 15 Sep 1943 20 Jan 1944 1945 Transferred in 1945 to India as HMIS Shamsher (K392).
HMS Nene (K270) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 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 HMCS Nene (K270). Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945. Scrapped in Aug 1955.
HMS Odzani (K356) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 18 Nov 1942 19 May 1943 2 Sep 1943 Scrapped in Jun 1957.
HMS Parret (K304) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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.
HMS Plym (K271) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 1 Aug 1942 4 Feb 1943 16 May 1943 Destroyed on 3 Oct 1956 off the Montebello Islands, Western Australia with the detonation of a 25 kn (46 km/h) nuclear bomb in the hull as part of Operation Hurricane, the first British nuclear test.
HMS Ribble (K525) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 31 Dec 1942 10 Nov 1943 Transferred on 24 Jul 1944 to RCN as HMCS Ribble (K525). Returned to the RN on 11 Jun 1945. Scrapped on 9 Jul 1957.
HMS Shiel (K305) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 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.
HMS Taff (K637) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 14 Apr 1943 11 Sep 1943 7 Jan 1944 Scrapped in Jun 1957.
HMS Tavy (K272) Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol 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.
HMS Tees (K293) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen 21 Oct 1942 20 May 1943 28 Aug 1943 Scrapped on 16 July 1956.
HMS Teme (K458) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 25 May 1943 11 Nov 1943 Transferred on 28 Feb 1944 to RCN as HMCS Teme (K458). Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315[12] 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.
HMS Torridge (K292) Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth 17 Oct 1942 16 Aug 1943 6 Jun 1944 Transferred on 6 Jun 1944 to the Free French Navy as FFL La Surprise (K292).
HMS Towy (K294) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 3 Sep 1942 4 Mar 1943 10 Jun 1943 Scrapped on 27 Jul 1956.
HMS Usk (K295) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 6 Oct 1942 3 Apr 1943 14 Jul 1943 Transferred in 1948 to Egypt as Abikir.
HMS Windrush (K370) Henry Robb Ltd., Leith 18 Nov 1942 18 Jun 1943 3 Nov 1943 Feb 1944 Transferred in Feb 1944 to the Free French Navy as FFL La Découverte (K370). Currently beached as a fire training ship at Querqueville, France.
HMS Wye (K371) Henry Robb Ltd., Leith 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
HNMS Johan Maurits van Nassau (K251) W. Simons & Co., Renfrew 29 Dec 1942 23 Apr 1943 25 Jun 1943 1960 Formerly HMS Ribble (K251). Transferred while under construction to the Netherlands.

South African Navy

South African Navy
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
HMSAS Swale (K217) Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees 19 Aug 1941 16 Jan 1942 26 Jul 1945 Jan 1946 Formerly HMS Swale (K217). Returned to RN in Jan 1946.
HMSAS Teviot (K222) Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen 4 Oct 1941 12 Oct 1942 10 Jun 1945 Formerly HMS Teviot (K222). Returned to RN in Jan 1946.

United States Navy

United States Navy
Ship Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Paid Off Fate
USS Asheville (PF-1) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 10 Mar 1942 22 Aug 1942 1 Dec 1942 14 Jan 1946 Formerly HMS Adur (K269). Transferred on 13 Jun 1946 to Argentina as Hercules.
USS Natchez (PF-2) Canadian Vickers, Montreal 16 Mar 1942 12 Sep 1942 16 Dec 1942 14 Jan 1946 Formerly HMS Annan (K297). Transferred to RCN during construction as HMCS Annan (K297). Transferred to USN from RCN during construction on 20 Jul 1942. Sold 29 Jul 1947, resold 19 Mar 1948 to the Dominican Republic as Juan Pablo Doarte.

Vessels lost in action

River class ships lost to enemy action
Ship Date Fate
HMS Cam (K264) 1944 Mined. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
HMCS Chebogue (K317) 4 Oct 1944 Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1227 while escorting convoy ONS-33. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
HMS Cuckmere (K299) 11 Dec 1943 Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-223 off Algeria. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
HMS Itchen (K227) 23 Sep 1943 Torpedoed and sunk by U-666 at 53-25N, 39-42W.
HMS Lagan (K259) 20 Sep 1943 Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-270. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
HMCS Magog (K673) 14 Oct 1944 Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1223 while escorting convoy ONS-33G. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
HMS Mourne (K261) 15 Jun 1944 Torpedoed and sunk by U-767 at 49-35N, 05-30W.
HMS Teme (K458) 29 Mar 1945 Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315. Towed to port and declared a total loss.
HMS Tweed (K250) 7 Jan 1944 Torpedoed and sunk by U-305 at 48-18N, 21-19W.
HMCS Valleyfield (K329) 7 May 1944 Torpedoed and sunk by U-548 at 46-03N, 52-24W.

Bibliography

  • British and Empire Warships of the Second World War, H T Lenton, Greenhill Books, ISBN 1-85367-277-7
  • Royal Navy Frigates 1945-1983, Leo Marriot, Ian Allan, 1983, ISBN 0-7110-1322-5

References

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