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
HMCS Waskesiu
Overhead view of USS Natchez
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
River-class frigate
…the basis for the United States Navy Tacoma class (which served in the Royal Navy as the Colony class); the hull design was later elaborated into the Loch class and subsequently the Bay class. Two hundred and forty-three frigates were built in Britain, Canada and Australia for seven navies during World War II…
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