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River Builder : Country : UK Ship Type : Frigate Pennants : K253, F253 , K255, K295, K265, K235, F235, K241, F241, K269, F269, K219, F219, K215, K243, K302, K261, K259, K21, F21, K523, F523, K256, K298, K263, K264, K221, K299, K257, K254, K300, K92, K266, K301, K267, K417, K252, K227, K365, K303, K441, K260, K392, K270, F270, K356, F356, K304, K271, K525, K224, F224, K305, K248, K258, K258, K217, F217, K637, F367, K272, F272, K232, F232, K293, F293, K458, K239, F56, K222, F222, K262, K297, K97, B266 BPF, K526, K292, K294, F294, K250, K248, K230, F230, K370, K371, F371 Profile : A class of 151 frigates built for Allied and Commonwealth Navies during World War 2. |
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River Class Frigates. c. 1941 - 1944 |
Ships in the River class (ordered by name)... : | ||
Name | Launched | Fate |
Aire | 22nd April 1943 | Transferred to Royal Indian Navy 1946, renamed Tamar |
Annan | 12th September 1942 | Allocated to RCN after launch, renamed HMCS Annan |
Avon | 19th June 1943 | Sold to Portugese Navy May 1949, renamed Nuno Tristao |
Awe | 28th December 1943 | Sold to Portugese Navy May 1949, renamed Diogo Gomes |
Ballinderry | 7th December 1942 | Scrapped 7th July 1961. |
Bann | 29th December 1942 | Transferred to Royal Indian Navy 3 December 1945, renamed HMIS Tir |
Barle | 26th September 1942 | Returned to US Navy 27 February 1946, renamed PG103 |
Braid | 30th November 1943 | Transferred to Free French Navy on completion 21 January 1944, renamed FFL L'Aventure. |
Cam | 31st July 1943 | Scrapped July 1945 |
Chelmer | 27th March 1943 | Scrapped August 1957 |
Cuckmere | 24th October 1942 | Returned to US Navy 6 November 1946, renamed PG104 |
Dart | 10th October 1942 | Sold for scrap November 1956. |
Derg | 7th January 1943 | Transferred to RNVR 1951, renamed Wessex, later Cambria. |
Deveron | 12th October 1942 | To India (Dhanush) 1945. |
Dovey | 14th October 1943 | Scrapped 20th November 1955. |
Ettrick | 25th February 1943 | Transferred to Royal Canadian Navy 29 January 1944 |
Evenlode | 9th November 1942 | Returned to US Navy 5 March 1946 |
Exe | 16th May 1941 | Reserve fleet 1946 to 1955. Sold for scrap 20 September 1956 |
Fal | 9th November 1942 | Loaned to Burma 25 May 1947 |
Findhorn | 5th December 1942 | Returned to US Navy 20 March 1946 |
Frome | 1st June 1943 | Transferred to Free French Navy 3 March 1944, renamed FFL L'Escarmouche |
Glenarm | 30th July 1943 | Renamed Strule 1 February 1944 before completion |
Halladale | 28th January 1944 | Sold 1 April 1949 |
Helford | 6th February 1943 | Scrapped 29 June 1956 |
Helmsdale | 5th June 1943 | Scrapped 7th November 1957 |
Inver | 5th December 1942 | Built in Canada for the USN, ordered by USN as PG-107. Laid down 9th December 1941 and transferred to Royal Navy before completion. Returned to US 4th March 1946. |
Itchen | 29th July 1942 | sunk by U666 23 September 1943 |
Jed | 30th July 1942 | Scrapped 25th July 1957. |
Kale | 24th June 1942 | Sold for scrap November 1956. |
Lagan | 28th July 1942 | Sold for scrap 21st May 1946. |
Lochy | 30th October 1943 | Scrapped 29 June 1956 |
Lossie | 30th April 1943 | Returned to US Navy 26 January 1946 |
Meon | 4th August 1943 | Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Meon on 7th February 1944 and returned to the Royal Navy on 23rd April 1945. Scrapped 14th May 1966. |
Monnow | 4th December 1943 | Transferred to RCN 3 August 1944, renamed HMCS Monnow |
Mourne | 24th September 1942 | Sunk 15th June 1944. |
Moyola | 27th August 1942 | Transferred to Free French Navy 15 October 1944, renamed FFL Tonkinois |
Nadder | 15th September 1943 | Transferred to India 1945 , renamed HMIS Shamsher |
Nene | 9th December 1942 | Transferred to RCN 4 June 1944, renamed HMCS Nene |
Ness | 30th July 1942 | Sold for scrap September 1956. |
Nith | 25th September 1942 | Sold to Egypt (Domiat) November 1948. |
Odzani | 19th May 1943 | Scrapped June 1957 |
Parret | 30th April 1943 | Returned to US Navy 5 February 1946 |
Plym | 4th February 1943 | Destroyed by nuclear bomb 3 October 1956 as part of tests |
Ribble | 10th November 1943 | Transferred to RCN on completion 24 July 1944, renamed HMCS Ribble |
Rother | 20th November 1941 | Scrapped 22 April 1955 |
Shiel | 26th May 1943 | Returned to US Navy 4 March 1946 |
Spey | 18th December 1941 | Sold to Egypt November 1948, renamed Rashid |
Strule | 1st February 1944 | Transferred to Free French Navy 25 September 1944, renamed FFL Croix de Lorraine. |
Swale | 16th January 1942 | Transferred to South Africa 26 July 1945, renamed HMSAS Swale |
Taff | 11th September 1943 | Scrapped June 1957 |
Tavy | 3rd April 1943 | Scrapped 28 September 1956 |
Tay | 18th March 1942 | Scrapped 28 September 1956 |
Tees | 20th May 1943 | Scrapped 16 July 1956 |
Teme | 11th November 1943 | Transferred to RCN on completion 28 February 1944, renamed HMCS Teme |
Test | 30th May 1942 | Transferred to India 1946, renamed HMIS Neza |
Teviot | 12th October 1942 | Transferred South Africa 10 June 1945, renamed HMSAS Teviot |
Torridge | 16th August 1943 | Transferred on completion to Free French Navy 6 June 1944, renamed FFL La Surprise |
Towy | 4th March 1943 | Scrapped 27 July 1956 |
Trent | 10th October 1942 | To India (Kukri) April 1946. |
Tweed | 24th November 1942 | Sunk 7 January 1944 by U305 |
Usk | 3rd April 1943 | To Egypt (Abikir) 1948. |
Waveney | 30th April 1942 | Scrapped December 1957 |
Wear | 1st June 1942 | Scrapped 29 December 1957 |
Windrush | 18th June 1943 | Transferred to Free French Navy February 1944, renamed FFL La Découverte |
Wye | 16th August 1943 | Scrapped 22 February 1955 |
Ships in the River class (ordered by launch date)... : | ||
Name | Launched | Fate |
Rother | 20th November 1941 | Scrapped 22 April 1955 |
Spey | 18th December 1941 | Sold to Egypt November 1948, renamed Rashid |
Exe | 16th May 1941 | Reserve fleet 1946 to 1955. Sold for scrap 20 September 1956 |
Swale | 16th January 1942 | Transferred to South Africa 26 July 1945, renamed HMSAS Swale |
Trent | 10th October 1942 | To India (Kukri) April 1946. |
Dart | 10th October 1942 | Sold for scrap November 1956. |
Deveron | 12th October 1942 | To India (Dhanush) 1945. |
Teviot | 12th October 1942 | Transferred South Africa 10 June 1945, renamed HMSAS Teviot |
Cuckmere | 24th October 1942 | Returned to US Navy 6 November 1946, renamed PG104 |
Tweed | 24th November 1942 | Sunk 7 January 1944 by U305 |
Evenlode | 9th November 1942 | Returned to US Navy 5 March 1946 |
Fal | 9th November 1942 | Loaned to Burma 25 May 1947 |
Bann | 29th December 1942 | Transferred to Royal Indian Navy 3 December 1945, renamed HMIS Tir |
Inver | 5th December 1942 | Built in Canada for the USN, ordered by USN as PG-107. Laid down 9th December 1941 and transferred to Royal Navy before completion. Returned to US 4th March 1946. |
Findhorn | 5th December 1942 | Returned to US Navy 20 March 1946 |
Ballinderry | 7th December 1942 | Scrapped 7th July 1961. |
Nene | 9th December 1942 | Transferred to RCN 4 June 1944, renamed HMCS Nene |
Tay | 18th March 1942 | Scrapped 28 September 1956 |
Waveney | 30th April 1942 | Scrapped December 1957 |
Test | 30th May 1942 | Transferred to India 1946, renamed HMIS Neza |
Wear | 1st June 1942 | Scrapped 29 December 1957 |
Kale | 24th June 1942 | Sold for scrap November 1956. |
Lagan | 28th July 1942 | Sold for scrap 21st May 1946. |
Itchen | 29th July 1942 | sunk by U666 23 September 1943 |
Jed | 30th July 1942 | Scrapped 25th July 1957. |
Ness | 30th July 1942 | Sold for scrap September 1956. |
Moyola | 27th August 1942 | Transferred to Free French Navy 15 October 1944, renamed FFL Tonkinois |
Annan | 12th September 1942 | Allocated to RCN after launch, renamed HMCS Annan |
Mourne | 24th September 1942 | Sunk 15th June 1944. |
Nith | 25th September 1942 | Sold to Egypt (Domiat) November 1948. |
Barle | 26th September 1942 | Returned to US Navy 27 February 1946, renamed PG103 |
Derg | 7th January 1943 | Transferred to RNVR 1951, renamed Wessex, later Cambria. |
Dovey | 14th October 1943 | Scrapped 20th November 1955. |
Lochy | 30th October 1943 | Scrapped 29 June 1956 |
Ribble | 10th November 1943 | Transferred to RCN on completion 24 July 1944, renamed HMCS Ribble |
Teme | 11th November 1943 | Transferred to RCN on completion 28 February 1944, renamed HMCS Teme |
Braid | 30th November 1943 | Transferred to Free French Navy on completion 21 January 1944, renamed FFL L'Aventure. |
Awe | 28th December 1943 | Sold to Portugese Navy May 1949, renamed Diogo Gomes |
Monnow | 4th December 1943 | Transferred to RCN 3 August 1944, renamed HMCS Monnow |
Ettrick | 25th February 1943 | Transferred to Royal Canadian Navy 29 January 1944 |
Plym | 4th February 1943 | Destroyed by nuclear bomb 3 October 1956 as part of tests |
Helford | 6th February 1943 | Scrapped 29 June 1956 |
Chelmer | 27th March 1943 | Scrapped August 1957 |
Towy | 4th March 1943 | Scrapped 27 July 1956 |
Aire | 22nd April 1943 | Transferred to Royal Indian Navy 1946, renamed Tamar |
Usk | 3rd April 1943 | To Egypt (Abikir) 1948. |
Tavy | 3rd April 1943 | Scrapped 28 September 1956 |
Lossie | 30th April 1943 | Returned to US Navy 26 January 1946 |
Parret | 30th April 1943 | Returned to US Navy 5 February 1946 |
Odzani | 19th May 1943 | Scrapped June 1957 |
Tees | 20th May 1943 | Scrapped 16 July 1956 |
Shiel | 26th May 1943 | Returned to US Navy 4 March 1946 |
Frome | 1st June 1943 | Transferred to Free French Navy 3 March 1944, renamed FFL L'Escarmouche |
Windrush | 18th June 1943 | Transferred to Free French Navy February 1944, renamed FFL La Découverte |
Avon | 19th June 1943 | Sold to Portugese Navy May 1949, renamed Nuno Tristao |
Helmsdale | 5th June 1943 | Scrapped 7th November 1957 |
Glenarm | 30th July 1943 | Renamed Strule 1 February 1944 before completion |
Cam | 31st July 1943 | Scrapped July 1945 |
Torridge | 16th August 1943 | Transferred on completion to Free French Navy 6 June 1944, renamed FFL La Surprise |
Wye | 16th August 1943 | Scrapped 22 February 1955 |
Meon | 4th August 1943 | Transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Meon on 7th February 1944 and returned to the Royal Navy on 23rd April 1945. Scrapped 14th May 1966. |
Taff | 11th September 1943 | Scrapped June 1957 |
Nadder | 15th September 1943 | Transferred to India 1945 , renamed HMIS Shamsher |
Halladale | 28th January 1944 | Sold 1 April 1949 |
Strule | 1st February 1944 | Transferred to Free French Navy 25 September 1944, renamed FFL Croix de Lorraine. |
Ships in this class went on to become : | ||
Trent | Kukri (India) (April 1946) Investigator (India) (1951) | |
Deveron | Dhanush (India) (1945) | |
Nith | Domiat (Egypt) (November 1948) | |
Usk | Abikir (Egypt) (1948) |
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