BAY Class Anti-Aircraft Frigate
initially ordered on
25th January 1943 for build as a LOCH Class
Anti-Submarine Frigate, but for which the
ordered was
changed in 1944. Originally to have been named
LOCH BRACADALE she was laid down on 27th May
1944 and
launched as ENARD BAY by Smiths Dock at
Middlesbrough on 31st October 1944. First RN
ship to
carry this name she was completed on 4th
January 1946.
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9 4 5
December
Nominated for service in Mediterranean
Contractors trials.
1
9 4 6
January
Commissioned for service.
4th
Build completion and commenced Acceptance
Trials
Passage to carry out weapon calibration after
acceptance.
Completed storing and sailed from Plymouth to
Gibraltar.
February
Embarked military personnel for passage to
Malta.
3rd
Passage to Malta
7th
Joined Escort Flotilla at Malta for
Mediterranean Fleet service
Nominated for Palestine Patrol duties.
14th
Deployed in eastern Mediterranean
for interception of mercantiles carrying
illegal
immigrants to Palestine.
18th
At Piraeus.
March
Passage to Malta on completion of Patrol.
1st
Returned to Malta
14th
Taken in hand for routine docking and
essential repairs by HM Dockyard, Malta.
April
Under repair
On completion resumed Palestine patrol
May
Deployed in eastern Mediterranean
(Note: For details of Palestine Patrol
interceptions see Naval Staff History
published
in 2002.)
12th
At Port Said.
21st
Returned to Malta from patrol.
26th
Passage to Naples for visit.
28th
At Naples.
June
7th
Returned to Malta.
July
Deployed for Flotilla duties in Malta.
August
Passage to Istanbul for visit.
At Istanbul.
Return passage to Malta.
Nominated for Guardship duty at Trieste in
northern Adriatic.
(Note: Military garrison was maintained at
Trieste.)
21st
At Trieste.
September
Deployed for interception patrol in eastern
Mediterranean.
26th
Visited Nauphlia,
Greece.
27th
Visited Rhodes.
October
Deployed in eastern Mediterranean as Plane
Guard for HM Aircraft Carrier OCEAN
during flying training in eastern
Mediterranean.
2nd
At Mirabella
Bay
5th
At Famagusta, Cyprus.
16th
At Githion.
22nd
Passage to Argostoli on release from Plane
Guard.
(Note: Relieved by HM Destroyer RAPID).
23rd
Took part in Mediterranean Fleet Annual
Regatta at Argostoli,
On completion took passage to Malta.
November
Passage to Malta.
On arrival taken in hand for repair by HM
Dockyard,
Malta
7th
Resumed Flotilla Duties in Malta.
December
4th
Sailed from Malta for interception patrol. off
Haifa
On relief returned to Malta
Nominated for return to UK and Pay-off.
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9 4 7
January
Passage to UK from Malta with call at
Gibraltar.
Paid off on arrival and destore
February
Reduced to Reserve status.
March
Accepted into Reserve and laid-up in Plymouth
Reserve Fleet for use as a Living Ship.
F i n a
l P h a s e
HMS ENARD
BAY remained in
Reserve until placed on the Disposal List in
1956. The ship was sold to BISCO
for demolition by Shipbreaking
Industries at Faslane
where she arrived in tow on
15th November 1957.
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