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HMS Loch Fada was the lead ship of the Loch-class frigates of the British Royal Navy, built by John Brown & Company of Clydebank, Scotland, and named after Loch Fada in the Inner Hebrides. The ship was laid down on 8 June 1943, launched on 14 December, and commissioned in April 1944. She was attached to Captain Johnny Walker’s 2nd Escort Group which was detailed to guard the Western Approaches of the British Isles. After the war she was attached to the Londonderry Flotilla until 1952. Recommissioned in 1955, she operated in the Persian Gulf. After a period of fishery protection after the first “Cod War” between Great Britain and Iceland she served in the Far East from 1962, and supported operations during the Indonesian Confrontation. After decommissioning in 1969 she was used as a testbed in the development of Sea Wolf surface-to-air missiles, and was finally scrapped in 1970.

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Pusser And The Story Of Navy Rum – full story on my blog

Pusser And The Story Of Navy Rum Joseph V MicallefContributor Spirits I write about wines and spirits and the hidden corners of the world Pusser’s Rum Core Range  PHOTO, COURTESY OF PUSSER’S RUM LTD. Rum has a long tradition with Britain’s Royal Navy, and with navies that grew out of it, including the Australian, NewContinue reading “Pusser And The Story Of Navy Rum – full story on my blog”

Navy ship Bob Hope is in Anchorage to unload military supplies

 Author: Matt Tunseth    Updated: 8 hours ago    Published 21 hours ago The USNS Bob Hope is docked at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The Bob Hope is a military cargo ship. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on Tumblr ShareContinue reading “Navy ship Bob Hope is in Anchorage to unload military supplies”

Navy dispatches two hospital ships – Comfort and Mercy – to New York City and along the West Coast to ease strain on medical facilities for non-coronavirus patients

The USNS Comfort will be dispatched to New York and the USNS Mercy is going to dock on the West Coast  The ships provide 1,000 beds each but it is unclear whether or not they will bring other crucial supplies, like ventilators and surgical masks They will not be used for coronavirus patients but otherContinue reading “Navy dispatches two hospital ships – Comfort and Mercy – to New York City and along the West Coast to ease strain on medical facilities for non-coronavirus patients”

HMAS Quiberon (G81/D20/D281/F03) was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q-class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War II. She was passed into full RAN ownership in 1950, and converted into an anti-submarine frigate.

HMAS Quiberon (G81/D20/D281/F03)  HMAS Quiberon (G81/D20/D281/F03) was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q-class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War II. She was passed into full RAN ownership in 1950, and converted intoContinue reading “HMAS Quiberon (G81/D20/D281/F03) was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Although built for the Royal Navy and remaining British property until 1950, Quiberon was one of two Q-class destroyers commissioned into the RAN during World War II. She was passed into full RAN ownership in 1950, and converted into an anti-submarine frigate.”