List of River-class frigates
Royal Navy

List of River-class frigates

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Ship	Pennant Number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Paid off	Fate

HMS Adur	K296	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	10 March 1942	22 August 1942	Transferred to USN before completion as USS Asheville (PG-101).

HMS Aire	K262	Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley	12 June 1942	22 April 1943	28 July 1943	Transferred to India as HMIS Tamar, 1946. Renamed HMIS Aire; it ran aground on Bombay Reef near Paracel Islands off Hainan Island, December 1946.

HMS Annan	K297	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	16 March 1942	12 September 1942	Transferred to RCN before completion as HMCS Annan. Transferred to USN as USS Natchez (PG-102), 1942.

HMS Annan	K404	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen	10 June 1943	29 December 1943	Transferred to RCN before completion as HMCS Annan. Returned to RN, 20 June 1945.

HMS Avon	K97	Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol	8 January 1943	19 June 1943	18 September 1943	Transferred to Portugal as NRP Nuno Tristão, 1949.

HMS Awe	K526	Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley	27 May 1943	28 December 1943	21 April 1944	Transferred to Portugal as NRP Diogo Gomes, 1949.

HMS Barle	K298	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	29 April 1942	26 September 1942	30 April 1943	27 February 1946	Ordered by USN as PG-103. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN as PG-103, 27 February 1946.

HMS Braid	K263	W. Simons & Co., Renfrew	1 December 1942	30 November 1943	21 January 1944	Transferred to Free French Navy as L'Aventure, 21 January 1944.

HMS Cam	K264	George Brown & Co., Greenock	30 June 1942	31 July 1943	31 January 1944	22 June 1945	Badly damaged during a coordinated depth charge attack on a possible submerged U-boat off St. Catherine's Point, injuring 46 crew, 18 July 1944.

HMS Cuckmere	K299	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	11 May 1942	24 October 1942	14 May 1943	Ordered by USN as PG-104. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease.

HMS Deveron	K265	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	16 April 1942	12 October 1942	2 March 1943	1945	Transferred to India as HMIS Dhanush, 1945.

HMS Dovey	K523	Fleming & Ferguson Ltd., Paisley	23 March 1943	14 October 1943	25 February 1944	Scrapped, 2 November 1955.

HMS Evenlode	K300	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	28 May 1942	9 November 1942	4 June 1943	Ordered by USN as USS Danville (PG-105). Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 5 March 1946.

HMS Fal	K266	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	20 May 1942	9 November 1942	2 July 1943	25 May 1947	Loaned to Burma, 25 May 1947. Transferred to Burma as UBS Mayu, 29 August 1948.

HMS Findhorn	K301	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	25 August 1942	5 December 1942	25 June 1943	Ordered by USN as PG-106. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease.

HMS Frome	K267	Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth	30 May 1942	1 June 1943	Transferred to Free French Navy as L'Escarmouche, 3 March 1944.

HMS Glenarm	K258	Henry Robb Ltd., Leith	8 March 1943	30 July 1943	25 September 1944	Sank U-boat, in concert with HMS Wanderer, on 17 January 1944: Possibly U-305 or U-377. Renamed HMS Strule, 1 February 1944.

HMS Halladale	K417	A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow	25 June 1943	28 January 1944	11 May 1944	Sold to Townsend Brothers as ferry Halladale, 1 April 1949; renamed Norden, 1962, then Turist Expressen, 1962.

HMS Helford	K252	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen	27 June 1942	6 February 1943	26 June 1943	Scrapped, 29 June 1956.

HMS Helmsdale	K253	A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow	13 August 1942	5 June 1943	15 October 1943	Scrapped, 14 November 1957.

HMS Inver	K302	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	14 September 1942	12 December 1942	19 July 1943	Ordered by USN as PG-107. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 4 March 1946.

HMS Lagan	K259	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	7 January 1942	28 July 1942	21 December 1942	20 September 1943	Sank U-89 (Type VIIC) (48 dead, no survivor) with HMS Broadway and a Swordfish from HMS Biter, 12 May 1943. Sank U-753 (Type VIIC) (47 dead, no survivors) with HMCS Drumheller by depth charges, 13 May 1943.

HMS Lochy	K365	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen	23 February 1943	30 October 1943	8 February 1944	Scrapped at Troon, 29 June 1956.

HMS Lossie	K303	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	2 October 1942	30 April 1943	14 August 1943	Ordered by USN as PG-108. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 26 January 1946.

HMS Meon	K269	A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow	31 December 1942	4 August 1943	7 February 1944	Transferred to RCN as HMCS Meon. Returned to RN, 23 April 1945. Scrapped, 14 May 1966.

HMS Monnow	K441	Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol	28 September 1943	4 December 1943	11 May 1944	Transferred to RCN as HMCS Monnow, 3 August 1944. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945.

HMS Mourne	K261	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	21 March 1942	24 September 1942	30 April 1943	15 June 1944	Torpedoed and sunk by U-767 in the English Channel at 49-35N, 05-30W, 15 June 1944.

HMS Moyola	K260	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	9 February 1942	27 August 1942	15 January 1943	15 October 1944	Transferred to Free French Navy as Tonkinois, 15 October 1944.

HMS Nadder	K392	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	11 March 1943	15 September 1943	20 January 1944	1945	Transferred to India as HMIS Shamsher, 1945.

HMS Nene	K270	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	20 June 1942	9 December 1942	8 April 1943	Sank U-536 (Type IXC/40) (38 dead, 17 survivors) with HMCS Snowberry and HMCS Calgary by depth charges, 20 November 1943. Sank U-257 (Type VIIC) (30 dead, 19 survivors) with HMCS Waskesiu by depth charges, 24 February 1944.

HMS Odzani	K356	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	18 November 1942	19 May 1943	2 September 1943	Scrapped, June 1957.

HMS Parret	K304	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	6 November 1942	30 May 1943	31 August 1943	Ordered by USN as PG-109. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 5 February 1946.

HMS Plym	K271	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	1 August 1942	4 February 1943	16 May 1943	Destroyed off the Montebello Islands, Western Australia with the detonation of a 25 kn (46 km/h) nuclear bomb in the hull as part of Operation Hurricane, the first British nuclear test, 3 October 1956.

HMS Ribble	K525	Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth	31 December 1942	10 November 1943	Transferred to RCN as HMCS Ribble, 24 July 1944. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945. Scrapped, 9 July 1957.

HMS Shiel	K305	Canadian Vickers, Montreal	26 May 1943	30 September 1943	Ordered by USN as PG-110. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease.

HMS Taff	K637	Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol	14 May 1943	11 September 1943	7 January 1944	Scrapped, June 1957.

HMS Tavy	K272	Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol	17 October 1942	3 April 1943	3 July 1943	Sank U-390 (48 dead, 1 survivor) with HMS Wanderer by depth charges, 5 July 1944. Scrapped, 28 September 1956.

HMS Tees	K293	Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen	21 October 1942	20 May 1943	28 August 1943	Scrapped, 16 July 1956.

HMS Teme	K458	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	25 May 1943	11 November 1943	Transferred to RCN as HMCS Teme, 28 February 1944. Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315 off Lands End at 50-07N, 05-45W, 29 March 1945.

HMS Torridge	K292	Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth	17 October 1942	16 August 1943	6 June 1944	Transferred to Free French Navy as La Surprise, 6 June 1944.

HMS Towy	K294	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	3 September 1942	4 March 1943	10 June 1943	Scrapped, 27 July 1956.

HMS Usk	K295	Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees	6 October 1942	3 April 1943	14 July 1943	Transferred to Egypt as Abikir, 1948.

HMS Windrush	K370	Henry Robb Ltd., Leith	18 November 1942	18 June 1943	3 November 1943	February 1944	Transferred to Free French Navy as La Découverte, February 1944. Currently beached as a fire training ship at Querqueville, France.

HMS Wye	K371	Henry Robb Ltd., Leith	18 November 1942	16 August 1943	9 February 1944	Scrapped, 22 February 1955.

Sentence(s)

U-89 was sunk by Swordfish from the HMS Biter, the HMS Broadway and the frigate HMS Lagan.

final_sentence: U-89 was sunk by Swordfish from the HMS Biter, the HMS Broadway and the frigate HMS Lagan.