Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | Bay |
Pennant | K 600 |
Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
Ordered | 2 May 1943 |
Laid down | 30 May 1944 |
Launched | 16 Jan 1945 |
Commissioned | 15 Jun 1945 |
End service | |
History | Mediterranean service until 1948 then to Far East including service in the Korean War. |
Former name | Loch Achilty |
Commands listed for HMS St. Brides Bay (K 600)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Derek Ashfield Woods, DSC, RN | 15 Apr 1945 | Jul 1945 ? |
2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Ralph Alexander St.Clair Sproul-Bolton, RN | 2 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving St. Brides Bay include:
28 Jun 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with St. Brides Bay. (1)
29 Jun 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with St. Brides Bay. (1)
5 Jul 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with St. Brides Bay. (2)
6 Jul 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with St. Brides Bay. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/20146
- ADM 173/20147
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.