HMS Loch More (K639)

History
Loch More in March 1945
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Loch More
Namesake	Loch More
Builder	Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
Laid down	16 March 1944
Launched	3 October 1944
Commissioned	24 February 1945
Identification	Pennant number K639
Fate	Scrapped Thos. W. Ward, August 1963
General characteristics
Class and type	Loch-class frigate
Displacement	1,435 long tons (1,458 t)
Length	307 ft 9 in (93.80 m)
Beam	38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
Draught	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers 2 shafts 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range	9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Complement	114
Armament	1 × QF 4 inch Mark V on 1 single mounting HA Mk.III** 4 × QF 2-pounder Mk.VII on 1 quad mount Mk.VII 4 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V (or 2 × 40 mm Bofors A/A on 2 single mounts Mk.III) Up to 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on single mounts Mk.III 2 × Squid triple barreled A/S mortars 1 rail and 2 throwers for depth charges

HMS Loch More was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy named after Loch More in Scotland.^[1]

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^ Mason, Geoffrey B. (1998). Gordon Smith (ed.). "HMS Loch More (K 639) - Loch-class Frigate". naval-history.net. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

Loch-class frigates

Royal Navy

Completed	Naver / Loch Achanalt Loch Achray Loch Alvie Loch Ard Loch Arkaig <i>Loch Assynt</i> / <i>Derby Haven</i> Loch Boisdale <i>Loch Craggie</i> Loch Cree Loch Dunvegan Loch Eck Loch Fada Loch Fyne Loch Glendhu <i>Loch Gorm</i> Loch Insh Loch Katrine Loch Killin Loch Killisport Loch Lomond Loch More Loch Morlich <i>Loch Quoich</i> <i>Loch Ruthven</i> <i>Loch Scavaig</i> Loch Shin <i>Loch Tarbert</i> <i>Loch Torridon</i> / <i>Woodbridge Haven</i> <i>Loch Tralaig</i> <i>Loch Veyatie</i>
Reordered as Bay class	Loch Achility / St Brides Bay Loch Amish / Tremadoc Bay Loch Arklet / Start Bay Loch Brachdale / Enard Bay Loch Carloway / Bigbury Bay Loch Carron / Gerrans Bay / Surprise Loch Coulside / Padstow Bay Loch Eil / Herne Bay / Dampier Loch Fannich / Hollesley Bay Loch Foin / Largo Bay Loch Frisa / Widemouth Bay Loch Garasdale / Wigtown Bay Loch Glass / Luce Bay / Dalrymple Loch Harport / Burghead Bay Loch Heilen / Morecambe Bay Loch Kilbernie / Mounts Bay Loch Laxford / Cardigan Bay Loch Lubnaig / Whitesand Bay Loch Lyddoch / St Austell Bay Loch Maddy / Carnarvon Bay Loch Mochrum / Pegwell Bay / Cook Loch Muick (K640) / Thurso Bay / Owen Loch Muick (K650) / Loch Seaforth / Porlock Bay Loch Roan / Cawsand Bay Loch Scamdale / Dundrum Bay / Alert Loch Swannay / Veryan Bay
Cancelled	<i>Loch Affric</i> <i>Loch Awe</i> <i>Loch Badcall</i> <i>Loch Caroy</i> <i>Loch Clunie</i> <i>Loch Creran</i> <i>Loch Doine</i> <i>Loch Earn</i> <i>Loch Enoch</i> <i>Loch Ericht</i> <i>Loch Erisort</i> <i>Loch Eye</i> <i>Loch Eynort</i> <i>Loch Garve</i> <i>Loch Glashan</i> <i>Loch Goil</i> <i>Loch Griam</i> <i>Loch Harray</i> <i>Loch Hourn</i> <i>Loch Inchard</i> <i>Loch Ken</i> <i>Loch Kirbister</i> <i>Loch Kirkaig</i> <i>Loch Kishorn</i> <i>Loch Knockie</i> <i>Loch Laro</i> <i>Loch Linfern</i> <i>Loch Linnhe</i> <i>Loch Lurgan</i> <i>Loch Lyon</i> <i>Loch Maberry</i> <i>Loch Minnick</i> <i>Loch Nell</i> <i>Loch Odairn</i> <i>Loch Ossian</i> <i>Loch Ronald</i> <i>Loch Ryan</i> <i>Loch Scridain</i> <i>Loch Sheallag</i> <i>Loch Shiel</i> <i>Loch Skaig</i> <i>Loch Skerrow</i> <i>Loch Stemster</i> <i>Loch Stenness</i> <i>Loch Striven</i> <i>Loch Sunart</i> <i>Loch Swin</i> <i>Loch Tanna</i> <i>Loch Tilt</i> <i>Loch Tummell</i> <i>Loch Urigill</i> <i>Loch Vanavie</i> <i>Loch Vennachar</i> <i>Loch Watten</i>

Other operators
Royal Canadian Navy	Loch Achanalt Loch Alvie Loch Morlich
Imperial Iranian Navy	<i>Babr</i> (ex-Derby Haven)
Royal Malaysian Navy	Hang Tuah (ex-Loch Insh)
Royal New Zealand Navy	Hawea (ex-Loch Eck) Kaniere (ex-Loch Achray) Pukaki (ex-Loch Achanalt) Rotoiti (ex-Loch Katrine) Taupo (ex-Loch Shin) Tutira (ex-Loch Morlich)
South African Navy	Good Hope (ex-Loch Boisdale) Natal (ex-Loch Cree) Transvaal (ex-Loch Ard)

Preceded by: Captain class
Followed by: Bay class

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