Loch-class frigate
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The Loch class was a class of anti-submarine frigate built for the Royal Navy and her Allies during World War II. They were an innovative design based on the experience of three years of fighting in t
HMS Loch Alvie
Anything but graceful: showing crude finish & boxy shape designed for war production, here is HMS Loch Fada in 1944.
Loch Fada after 1953 modernisation
River-class frigate
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The River class was a class of 151 frigates launched between 1941 and 1944 for use as anti-submarine convoy escorts in the North Atlantic. The majority served with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Na
Loch-class frigate
…ships, which led to widespread use of the Castle-class corvette, introduced around the same time. The Lochs were based upon the hull of the preceding River class with increased sheer and flare to improve seakeeping and modified to suit it to mass pre-fabrication, with sections riveted or welded together at the…
HMCS Waskesiu
Overhead view of USS Natchez