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Tonnage |
1435 tons standard displacement |
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Dimensions |
307'4" by 38'6" by 12'3" |
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Maximum speed |
20 knots |
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Complement |
140 |
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Armament |
1 4"/40 guns 4x1 2pdr AA guns 2x1 40mm Bofors AA guns 2x1 20mm Oerlikon AA guns Squid (25 salvoes) 2 depth charge throwers (15 depth charges) |
| Machinery |
2-shaft reciprocating (5500 ihp) |
| Bunkerage | 724 tons |
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Range |
4800 nautical miles (8890 km) at 15 knots |
| Sensors |
Type 128 sonar Type 271 radar HF/DF |
The "Lochs" were completed in 1944-1945 as mass-production convoy escorts for the North Atlantic. A few units joined the Eastern Fleet just as Japan surrendered, and participated in the landing of occupation forces in southeast Asia.
The design was intended to produce a ship as capable as the "River" class frigates but more easily mass produced, and the design was known in its initial phases as the Twin Screw Corvette for Rapid Production. The design was fixed relatively early and prefabrication of hull sections was extensively employed. American prefabrication techniques were adopted and each prefabricated section was limited to 29' by 8'6" by 8'6" (8.84m by 2.59m by 2.59m) and 2.5 tons to permit transport by rail and assembly by light crane. The hull form itself was simplified, which aided production but had surprisingly little impact on performance.
The main antisubmarine
armament was the highly effective Squid mortar, and the conventional
depth charge battery was kept quite small. Early production made do with
Hedgehog and a heavier allotment of depth charges until enough Squids were available.
| Loch Quoich |
Arrived 1945-7 |
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| Loch Ruthven |
Arrived 1945-7-17 |
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| Loch Katrine |
Arrived 1945-7-27 |
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| Lock More |
Arrived 1945-7-28 |
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| Loch Lomond |
Arrived 1945-6-28 |
References
Friedman(2006)The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2014 by Kent G. Budge. Index
