LOCH-Class Twin Screw Frigate
ordered from Burntisland
SB on 2nd February 1943 and laid down as Job No
J11830 (Yard Number 284) on 8th December 1943.
The ship was
launched on 24th May 1944 as the 1st RN ship to
carry the name. Her build was completed on 9th
November 1944.
This ship was not 'adopted' by a civil community
in UK after a WARSHIP WEEK National Savings
campaign in
1941-2.
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Reference NR9591.
(Note:
Gaelic name is ‘Fyne’
– 'Lake of Wine')
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ATLANTIC
1945
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1
9 4 4
November
Contractors trials and commissioning for service
in 18th Escort Group
Commanding Officer: Lieut. Commander H H D
MacKillican RNR.
9th
Build completion and commenced Acceptance
Trials.
On completion of trials and storing took passage
to Tobermory.
14th
Commenced work-up at Tobermory.
Nominated for modification work.
December
4th
Taken
in hand for hull stiffening modifications at
Dunstaffnage, near Oban.
(Note: This was to remedy defects found in other
ships in service.)
22nd Joined
Group for defence and support of convoys on
UK-Gibraltar route.
Deployed for convoy defence.
1
9 4 5
January
Deployed with 18th
and 2nd Escort Groups for escort of Convoys
on UK-Gibraltar
route.
February
Atlantic convoy escort in continuation.
27th
Transferred to Force 38 in SW Approaches.
March
Deployed for anti-submarine patrol operations
to intercept U-Boats attempting to
make attacks
in convoy assembly areas or during passage in
coastal waters.
April
9th
Deployed with Task Group 122.2 as Senior Officer
for convoy support in English Channel.
(Note: Based initially at Portsmouth and later
at Plymouth.
Visited Cherbourg.
29th
Returned to Clyde for Boiler Cleaning.
May
On completion after VE Day transferred to Scapa
Flow for Home Fleet service in support of
Norwegian re-occupation.
Allocated for service in Eastern Fleet.
17th
Deployed at Scapa Flow.
26th
Passage to Trondheim to collect U-boats for
passage to Loch Ryan.
Note: Submarines were to be destroyed as part of
Operation DEADLIGHT
28th
Provided Boarding Party which remained on
submarine during passage
29th
Took passage with HM Frigates KEATS and
KEMPTHORNE as escort to.
June
Passage from Clyde to Milford Haven.
24th
Taken in hand for refit at Pembroke Dock prior
to foreign service.
(Note: Ventilation system was modified and
additional AA armament fitted.)
July
Under refit.
31st
Passage to Cardiff to give leave and prepare for
operational service.
August
11th
Took passage from
Bristol
Channel for Gibraltar after Sea Trials.
Commanding Officer: Lieut. Commander R F J
Maberley RNR appointed.
September
On passage through
Red Sea.
24th
Arrived at Colombo after call at Aden.
Briefed for service in East Indies
(Note: Frigates in East Indies Escort Force
were deployed for escort of convoys
from
Singapore
bringing PoW and Internees for repatriation.
See SEAGULLS
IN MY BELFRY by
C C Anderson.)
Visited Cochin and Colombo.
October
Deployed in Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal
to
(Note: The ship was used for Air-Sea Rescue
duties during this period in order
to deal with any
December
emergency landing in the sea by aircraft
carrying PoW
from the
Far
East.
Other Frigates were deployed between Karachi and
Aden.)
1
9 4 6
January
Deployed for Air Sea Rescue duties in Bay of
Bengal based at Karachi.
February
Nominated for return to UK to reduce to Reserve
status.
Escort and Air Sea Rescue duties in
continuation.
Based at Trincomalee.
March
.
Passage to UK
20th
Sailed from Men.
April
Paid -Off at Portsmouth on arrival and began
de-storing.
May
Laid-up at Portsmouth after acceptance into
Reserve.
to
December
P
o s t W a r
S e r v i c e
1
9 4 7 t o 1
9 4 9
Laid-up at Portsmouth.
Pennant Number for visual signalling purposes
changes to F429 (1948).
1
9 5 0
January
Selected for service in 6th Frigate Flotilla.
to
Manning Division changed to Chatham.
March
April
Taken in hand for refit at Portsmouth.
to
Chatham ship's company joined (Oct.)
November
December
Post refit trials
1
9 5 1
January
Commissioned for service in 6th Frigate
Flotilla, Home Fleet.
Commanding Officer: Commander C P McN Hart DSC
RN.
Carried out sea trials.
Sustained damage due to premature depth charge
explosion.
Taken in hand for repair
February
Under repair.
to
March
April
On completion Joined Flotilla and carried out
weapon trials at Portland.
Visited Falmouth.
Deployed with ships of Flotilla in search for
H M Submarine AFFRAY
missing in
English Channel.
May
AFFRAY search operation with Flotilla in
continuation.
June
14th
Deployed as Guardship over wreck of AFFRAY after
finding confirmed by Television
equipment in HM Diving Ship RECLAIM.
(Note: Several ships including HMS LOCH FYNE
claim to have been the first ship
to find the wreck during search operations.)
On release rejoined Flotilla for revised Home
Fleet exercise and visits programme.
July
Visited Milford Haven.
Passage to Chatham for Leave.
August
Deployed at Chatham.
September
Carried cut weapon trials at Portland and too
passage to Londonderry.
(Note: Weather at Portland made it unwise to
continue passage and ship returned
to harbour.
During mooring forward falls of whaler broke
and crew were
at risk.
Petty Officer Woods lost his life when he went
to assist them.)
Passage to Londonderry when weather abated.
October
Took part in Hone Fleet exercises in Atlantic
after anti-submarine training.
November
Visited Gibraltar with Home Fleet ships.
Returned to UK with Home Fleet ships.
Deployed at Chatham for Xmas Leave.
1
9 5 2
January
Took part with ships of Flotilla in Home Fleet
exercises.
Nominated for reduction to Reserve pending
modernisation.
February
On completion of Home Fleet exercises visited
Gibraltar and took passage to Nice for
visit and thence to Malta.
Heavy weather experienced off French coastal
resorts.
Escorted five MFV's to UK from Malta
Paid-off prior to modernisation.
March
Placed in Care and Maintenance at Chatham to
await modernisation.
April
Laid-up at Chatham.
to
December
1
9 5 3
January
Laid-up and Chatham and prepared for tow.
to
March
April
Passage under tow to Glasgow for modernisation
by Henderson's.
May
Under refit
to
(Note: The ship was to return to Reserve on
completion.)
December
1
9 5 4
January
Under refit
to
May
June
Post refit harbour trials.
Commissioned for sea trials.
Carried out sea trials in Clyde area before
going to Portland for weapon trials.
Return passage to Glasgow to prepare for Reserve
service at Devonport.
July
Paid-Off and began preservation of weapon upper
deck equipment and machinery.
to
December
1
9 5 5
January
Towed to Devonport to enter Category I
(Dehumidified) Reserve.
February
Nominated for service in East Indies in due
course but to remain in Reserve.
to
Ship to be semi-tropicalised before
re-commissioning.
June
Manning Port changed to Devonport.
July
Towed to Southampton for refit before service.
August
Under refit
to
December
1
9 5 6
January
Under refit
February
14th
Commissioned at Southampton for service in
Persian Gulf.
.
Commanding Officer: Captain H S Barber RN.
On completion of dockyard work carried sea
trials and weapon trials at Portland
March
Worked-up at Portland.
April
Leave period and prepared for foreign service in
Persian Gulf
May
Sailed for Aden from Plymouth with calls at
Gibraltar.
June
Arrived at Bahrain.
July
Deployed for Dhow patrol in southern Gulf and
off coast of Oman.
8th
Assisted Swedish Tanker mv JULIUS which was
disabled with machinery defect and
had anchored in Position 26.60 N 56.33E.
Boarding party established tow pending repair of
propulsion machinery.
(Note: Tow had to be cut later to avoid a
possible grounding.
Temporary Engine repair was made and JULIUS able
to proceed.
Detached from JULIUS to give medical aid to
American ss STEEL WORKER from which
an officer requiring hospital treatment was
embarked.
Returned to JULIUS which was unable to proceed
and mercantile towed to Bahrain.
August
Deployed at Bahrein for Dhow patrol in southern
Persian Gulf.
to
Visited Ra-al-Khaimar and Sharjah.
September
October
Carried out patrol in northern Gulf and
exercises with Iran Navy.
Visited Banda Mashur.
November
Deployed at Bahrain.
December
Carried out patrol off Batina coast and went to
Aden.
1
9 5 7
January
Return passage to Bahrain with calls at Kuria
Maria and Muscat.
Deployed for patrol based at Bahrain.
16th
Assisted Norwegian tanker GILDA aground in
position 27.53 N 50.49E off Iranian
shore.
Attempted to tow clear.
18th
Tow established after cargo and water ballast
jettisoned.
February
Carried out exercises with Bahrain based ships.
Visited Daz Island.
March
Took passage to Aden to embark Police for
passage to Perim Island.
(Note: German Yacht was seized at Perim and
found to be carrying explosives.)
April
Sailed from Aden to Seychelles.
(Note: Return to UK had to be made via Cape of
Good Hope as Suez Canal closed.)
May
Passage from Seychelles to Mombasa.
Took passage from Mombasa to UK with calls at
Freetown and Gibraltar.
June
Paid-Off on arrival at Devonport and taken in
hand for refit.
July
Under refit.
30th
Re-commissioned for Persian Gulf service.
Royal Marines Detachment embarked.
Commanding Officer Captain B S Pengelly DSC RN.
August
Post refit trials.
September
At Portland for weapon trials and work-up.
October
On completion of work-up prepared for foreign
service at Devonport.
November
Took passage from Devonport for Aden via
Mediterranean.
December
Collected heifers at Socotra to passage to
Bahrain for Ruler's herd.
Deployed at Bahrein for Dhow patrol.
1
9 5 8
January
Carried out patrol of Batina coast.
February
Deployed in northern Gulf and visited Banda
Mashur.
March
Carried out patrols off Batina coast and
returned to Bahrain for R&R.
April
Passage to Colombo for Routine Docking.
May
On completion called at Trincomalee before
return to Bahrain.
June
Resumed Persian Gulf patrol duties at Bahrain.
July
Deployed as Guardship at Shatt-al-Arab during
Iran unrest.
Later deployed in southern Gulf off Qatar in
case of further unrest.
August
Persian Gulf deployment in continuation.
September
Passage to Mombasa to embark Colonial Secretary,
John Profumo.
October
Took passage to Seychelles with Colonial
Secretary.
Passage to Male in Maldives with Colonial
Secretary.
November
Returned to Aden and took passage to Aqaba.
December
2nd
At Aqaba with HM Cruiser CEYLON when British
troops withdrawn from Jordan.
Passage to Devonport with call at Malta.
Paid-Off at Devonport and taken in hand for
refit
1
9 5 9
January
Under refit
27th
Re-commissioned for service in Persian Gulf.
Commanding Officer: Commander C R Barrett RN.
February
Under refit.
March
Post refit trials.
April
Weapon trials and work-up at Portland.
May
Returned to Devonport to prepare for foreign
service.
June
Passage to Aden.
July
Arrived at Bahrain and deployed for Dhow patrol
in Southern Gulf.
Took part in Exercise MAD DOG - Defence of Oil
Fields at Dubai
August
Deployed at Bahrain and took part in exercises
in southern Gulf.
Visited Mina-al-Ahmadi, port of Kuwait.
(Note: 9th Frigate Squadron formed for Persian
Gulf deployments.)
September
Carried out patrol in northern Gulf.
Took part in exercises with ships based at
Bahrain.
October
Patrol and exercises in continuation based at
Bahrain.
Passage to Karachi for Routine Docking.
November
Under refit.
(Note: Ship to refit at Rosyth before
re-commissioning.)
December
On completion took part in exercises with
Pakistan warships.
Return passage to Bahrain to resume Gulf duties.
Deployed in northern Gulf and visited Abadan
(Note: During this stay visited by the President
of the Iranian Parliament.
1
9 6 0
January
Deployed for patrol and visited Banda Masnur.
Passage to Bombay for multi-national exercises.
February
took part in Exercise JET in Indian Ocean baaed
at Bombay.
March
On completion of JET took passage to
Trincomalee.
Deployed for Indian Ocean patrol and visited
Seychelles,
Took passage to UK with calls at Mombasa and
Aden
April
Passage from Aden.
8th
Arrived at Devonport
Passage to refit at Rosyth
May
Under refit.
to
June
July
Re-commissioned at Rosyth for service in 9th
Frigate Squadron.
Commanding Office: Commander P J H Shevlin RN.
August
Under refit
September
Post refit sea trials and passage to Portland
for weapon trials.
October
Carried out work-up at Portland during which
visited Cherbourg.
November
3rd
On completion of work-up took passage to
Portsmouth.
Leave period and preparation for foreign
service.
Under repair for defects found during work-up.
(Note: Visit arranged to see layout of tanker
ESSO SALISBURY in Spithead.
This was
a prudent move in case of future salvage
requirements.)
Embarked stores included yacht belonging to
Senior Army Officer at Aden.
23rd
Sailed for Aden from Portsmouth.
December
3rd
At Malta.
(Note: Able Seaman seriously injured in road
accident whilst ashore and taken to the
RN hospital.
16th
Arrived at
Aden
and unloaded stores.
17th
Sailed for Bahrain and carried cut Dhow Patrol
off Batina coast.
21st
News of death of Seaman left at Malta received.
23rd
Arrived at Bahrain.
1
9 6 1
January
10th
Took part in anti-submarine exercise in southern
Gulf.
Defect discovered in Sonar underwater equipment.
11th
Took passage to Karachi after embarking new
Sonar Dome.
13th
Taken in hand for emergency docking at Karachi
to fit new Dome.
19th
Took passage to resume Persian Gulf duties
after deployment for Air-Sea Rescue
duty in
Arabian Sea during Royal Flight carrying HM
Queen to Delhi for visit.
(Note: Somali ratings with Royal Marines Guard
embarked before sailing for return passage
to Bahrain to face charges of gold snuggling.)
23rd
Arrived at Bahrain and disembarked passengers
and landed defective dome.
28th
Deployed for Dhow patrol off Trucial coast.
February
4th
Embarked Flag Officer Arabian Sea and Persian
Gulf at Dubai for return passage.
5th
Visited Kuwait with FOASPG.
6th
On return to Bahrain, Petty Officer Cook landed
for urgent medical treatment.
7th
Took families of oil company personnel to sea
for a day.
15th
News received of death of petty Officer at RNH
Aden whilst awaiting air transport to UK.
22nd Took
passage from Bahrain to Aden.
28th
Arrived at Aden after anti-aircraft exercises on
passage.
March
1st
Took part in
Amphibious Warfare Exercise ROULADE with HMS
BULWARK.
10th
At Aden for ROULADE 'Wash-up1 conference.
14th
Took part In Fleet exercise SEA SHEIK.
Deployed as Night Plane Guard for HM Aircraft
Carrier VICTORIOUS.
18th
At Aden for SEA SHEIK 'Wash-up' conference.
19th
Took passage from Aden for Batina coast patrol
and visit to Muscat.
22nd At
Muscat.
30th
Returned to Bahrain after completion of Batina
coast and Trucial coast patrols.
April
4th
Sailed for exercises with HMS LOCH ALVIE and HMS
LOCH RUTHVEN.
(Note: Army personnel were embarked for sea
experience.)
8th
During exercises ordered with above ships to
assist in rescue operations after
mv DARA
had been reported as on fire 250 miles west of
the exercise area.
9th
On arrival began fire-fighting operations to
cool hull structure and later put a
party on
board to tackle fire in after hold.
Fire-fighting in continuation, whilst ship still
secured to the drifting hulk of DARA
whilst under tow by HMS LOCH FYNE to clear
shallows.
Fire-fighting teams relieved by parties from HMS
LOCH ALVIE.
10th
Salvage Vessel OCEAN SALVOR arrived and
fire-fighting ceased.
(Note: Despite the valiant efforts mv DARA
foundered during tow to beach.
The reasons for the explosion and resulting fire
have never been totally explained.
The death toll was 238 out of the 819 on board.
No salvage awards were paid as the vessel had
foundered.
However owners of DARA made payments to Welfare
Funds of each of the three
Frigates.
12th
Resumed exercises.
14th
Struck Fuelling Jetty at Sitra Depot on return
to Bahrain.
15th
Landed safe from mv DARA .
24th
Deployed for Dhow patrol off Qatar.
27th
Visited Mina-al-Ahmadi.
May
2nd
Maintenance Period
at
Bahrain.
14th
Deployed for Dhow patrol off Trucial coast and
visited Doha.
17th
Returned to Bahrain.
Ministry of Transport officials on board for
investigations into loss of mv DARA
18th
Deployed as consort for Sea Inspection of HMS
LOCH RUTHVEN.
23rd
Landed party at Jebel Dhanna for clearance of
explosives from firing range.
(Note: Party included Royal Engineers and
objective was to clear the area prior future
development for oil extraction.)
28th
Passage from Jebel Dhanna to Sharjah for visit.
June
2nd
Returned to Bahrain after embarking Jebel Dharra
party.
7th
Embarked Flag Officer Middle East for Flag Visit
to Abadan.
Passage to Abadan with HMS LOCH ALVIE.
8th
Arrived at Abadan.
11th
Landed Royal Marines and Seamen Platoons for
Queens Birthday Parade.
took passage from Abadan to return to Bahrain
with exercises on passage.
14th
Sailed from Bahrain for Routine Docking at
Karachi.
18th
Arrived at Karachi.
Refit cancelled and ship ordered to return to
Persian Gulf following the
threat to
Kuwait.
Nominated to join Task Force 317.
Passage to Bahrein
July
1st
Sailed from Bahrain after embarking Live Shell.
5th
Joined HMS LOCH ALVIE in Task Force off Kuwait
after call at Bahrain.
Deployed for patrol to intercept any attempt
by Iraqi craft to make attacks on
Task Group
ships off Kuwait (Operation VANTAGE).
23rd
Returned to Bahrain deployment for patrol duty
and for provision of gunfire
support of shore
operations with TG317 if required.
Released from VANTAGE and sailed for Karachi for
docking.
28th
At
Karachi
for refit in commercial shipyard.
August
9th
Took passage to Bahrain after docking but
departure delayed by contaminated fuel.
(Note: British High Commissioner briefed on
Operation VANTAGE during stay.)
12th
Relieved HMS LOCH INSH in Task Group at Kuwait.
14th
Operation VANTAGE terminated after international
agreement to use troops from Arab
League countries.
25th
Returned to Bahrain after relief by HMS LOCH
ALVIE.
September
4th
Took part in exercises with Flotilla (Exercise
FOMEX10.
7th
Returned to Bahrain for Annual Inspection.
15th
Sea Inspecti7ton.
16th
Sailed for East African coast visits.
Returned to Bahrain after steering defect.
18th
Sailed for Zanzibar.
27th
Arrived at Zanzibar after rough passage.
29th
Sailed for Mombasa.
30th
Arrived at Mombasa.
October
9th
Took passage from Mombasa with HM Inshore
Minesweeper BASSINGHAM in tow.
(Note: HMS BASSINGHAM was being delivered to
Malta after service in Royal East
African Navy at Mombasa.)
16th
Arrived at Aden,
Involved in collision with Fuelling Buoy.
19th
Took passage from Aden to Malta.
November
1st
Arrived in Malta.
HMS BASSINGHAM delivered.
6th
Passage from Gibraltar to Plymouth.
10th
Paid Off at Devonport
December
Under refit.
1
9 6 2
January
18th
Re-commissioned for service in 9th Frigate
Squadron.
Commanding Officer: Commander P R O Kimm RN.
February
Under refit
March
Carried out post refit trials in Plymouth area.
April
Deployed at Portland for Weapon system trials
and work-up.
May
11th
Work-up completed and prepared for foreign
service at Portsmouth.
19th
Sailed from Portsmouth to Gibraltar.
23rd
Arrived at Gibraltar after heavy weather
passage.
28th
Arrived at Malta with machinery defects.
31st
Sailed for Aden after repair.
June
9th
Arrived at Aden.
11th
Visited by Crown Prince of Ethiopia.
12th
Took passage to Bahrain with patrol off Batina
coast.
18th
Arrived at Bahrain.
23rd
Took part in exercise with HMS LOCH LOMOND and
HMS LOCH RUTHVEN
(FOMEX12).
July
4th
Returned to Bahrain.
5th
Sailed for visit to Muscat.
7th
At Muscat
(Note: Sultan presented Captain with Silver
Coffee Pot.
This was moat unusual as the
only previous
personal gift had been to a visiting
Admiral.)
11th
Took passage to Bahrain after exercise with
Sultan of Oman's aircraft.
13th
Visit by 2nd Sea Lord at Bahrain.
18th
Carried cut Dhow patrol In southern Gulf.
30th
Took part in Amphibious Warfare Exercise
including landing by Ships Royal Marines
Detachment (Exercise AWEX8).
August
5th
Returned to Bahrain.
7th
Carried out Dhow patrol in southern Gulf with
army personnel embarked.
13th
Visited Abu Dhabi.
14th
Returned to Bahrain.
30th
Sailed for Dhow patrol after maintenance period.
September
5th
Returned to Bahrain after visits to Tumb and Bu
Musa
10th
Carried out Independent exercises off Bahrain.
11th
Sailed for Doha with Senior Naval Officer
Persian Gulf embarked.
16th
Returned to Bahrain.
24th
Took passage to take part in Fleet Exercise with
HMS LOCH RUTHVEN,
(Exercise DUFFEL)
(Note: HMS BULWARK and HMS CARYSFORT were also
taking part.)
29th
Returned to Bahrein with HMS LOCH RUTHVEN
October
1st
Took part in Local exercise (FOMEX13).
11th
Took part in anti-submarine exercise with HMS
LOCH RUTHVEN, HMS LOCH ALVIE
and HM Submarine TACITURN.
13th
Detached and took passage to Karachi for Routine
docking.
17th
At Karachi.
20th
Docked.
November
3rd
Undocked.
10th
On completion of refit took part in
multi-national Exercise MIDLINK V.
24th
Sailed for Bahrain after end of MIDLINK V, Phase
H.
29th
Arrived at Bahrain with HM Submarine ANDREW.
December
3rd
Took part in anti-submarine exercise in Persian
Gulf.
(Exercise ASWEX II)
8th
Visited Iran naval base at Bandar Abbas.
12th
Sailed from Bandar Abbas to Ras-al-Khamai to
carry out survey task and Dhow patrol.
(Note: Party was landed to sound an anchorage at
Ras-al- Khaima.)
18th
Returned to Bahrain after visiting Dubai during
patrol off Qatar.
1
9 6 3
January
1st
Provided Guard at
Ruler of Bahrain Annual Parade and
demonstration.
9th
Carried out Dhow patrol and exercises in
southern Gulf with visits to Um Said, Dalma
and Daz.
21st
Maintenance Period at Bahrain.
February
11th
Annual Sea Inspection by Flag Officer
14th
Visited Daz Island for R&R.
18th
Took part In Amphibious Warfare
21st
Returned to Bahrain.
22nd Sailed
from Bahrain to Bombay.
28th
Arrived at Bombay
Flag Officer Middle East joined for Official
visit to Indian Navy.
March
4th
Sailed from Bombay for Dhow Patrol of Batina
coast.
8th
Visited Hallaniya Island In Kuria Maria Group.
(Note: See articles In NAVY NEWS and TIMES
Newspaper).
9th
Visited Salalah.
10th
Passage to Mombasa.
16th
At Mombasa.
(Note: Maintenance Period and Station Leave
granted.).
29th
At Tanga
(Note: This proved to be a most outstandingly
successful visit.
April
4th
Sailed from Tanga for Aden and called at Socotra
on passage.
11th
Arrived at Aden.
13th
Flag Officer Middle East addressed ship's
company.
16th
Sailed
for
UK.
18th
Landed sick officer at Port Sudan.
20th
Met HM Frigate NUBIAN, relief on Station in Red
Sea.
21st
Transit of Suez Canal.
23rd
Refuelled at Tobruk.
28th
Met HM Royal Yacht BRITANNIA before arrival at
Gibraltar.
May
2nd
Sailed from Gibraltar for Plymouth
6th
Arrived at Devonport to Pay-Off and destore.
F i
n
a l P h a s e
HMS
LOCH FYNE was laid
up in Reserve at
Devonport and in 1964 was placed on the Disposal
List. The ship was sold in 1970 to BISCO
for
demolition by J Cashmere at Newport. She arrived
in tow at the breakers yard on 20th
August 1970.
Addendum
CONVOY
ESCORT MOVEMENTS
of HMS LOCH
FYNE
by
Don Kindell
These
convoy lists have not been cross-checked with
the text above
Date
convoy sailed
|
Joined
convoy as escort
|
Convoy
No.
|
Left
convoy
|
Date
convoy arrived
|
|
|
|
|
|
05/01/45
|
05/01/45
|
KMF
038
|
10/01/45
|
10/01/45
|
21/01/45
|
21/01/45
|
MKF
038
|
27/01/45
|
27/01/45
|
28/01/45
|
01/02/45
|
KMF
039
|
04/02/45
|
04/02/45
|
14/02/45
|
14/02/45
|
MKF
039
|
20/02/45
|
20/02/45
|
09/03/45
|
unknown
|
HX
343
|
unknown
|
24/03/45
|
16/03/45
|
22/03/45
|
MKS
089G
|
24/03/45
|
24/03/45
|
23/04/45
|
23/04/45
|
TBC
137
|
26/04/45
|
26/04/45
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Note
on Convoys)