HMS Loch Killisport ( K628 ) HMS " Loch Killisport " ( K628 / F628 ) was a of the British Royal Navy , named after Loch Killisport ( ) in Scotland . Launched in 1944 , the ship was not commissioned until July 1945 , and served in post - war repatriation operations in the Far East until decommissioned in April 1946 . During this time Prince Philip was an officer on board this ship . Recommissioned in 1950 she served in the Home Fleet for two years , before being extensively modernised for service in the Persian Gulf and Far East . Decommissioned in August 1965 , she was sold for scrapping in 1970 . Service history . Far East , 1945 – 1946 . After sea trials " Loch Killisport " was commissioned in July 1945 , sailing for the Far East to serve with the Eastern Fleet in August . In September she sailed from Aden in convoy to Cochin , then to Colombo in October . Based at Singapore for escort duty and support of military operations in Java and Sumatra , she escorted vessels carrying former prisoners of war and civilian internees for repatriation . Prince Philip was an officer on board at that time . She returned to Britain in April 1946 to decommission and was laid - up in Reserve at Plymouth . In 1948 her Pennant number was changed to F628 . Home Fleet , 1950 – 1952 . In July 1950 " Loch Killisport " was towed to HM Dockyard , Sheerness to refit , and was assigned to the 6th Frigate Flotilla , Home Fleet , in November . After anti - submarine training at Derry she joined the Flotilla in February 1951 for exercises and visits . In April and May she took part in the search for the submarine lost in the English Channel . Further exercises and visits followed , around the UK and in the Mediterranean , before she was decommissioned in April 1952 . " Loch Killisport " remained in Reserve at Chatham until April 1953 when she was towed to Blackwall Yard , London for modernisation of her armament and electronics by Green and Silley Weir , which was not completed until June 1954 . In September the ship sailed to HM Dockyard , Chatham , for further modifications for tropical service . Gulf and Far East , 1955 – 1965 . Persian Gulf deployments . Commissioned in February 1955 she sailed for the Persian Gulf , arriving in May for patrol duties . " Loch Killisport " was sent to assist the Italian tanker MV " Argea Prima " which was on fire and abandoned in the Strait of Hormuz after a collision with the Dutch MV " Tabian " . " Loch Killisport " spent several days - along with - fighting the fires aboard . Eventually the ship able to make Bahrain under her own power . The Queen ' s Commendation was awarded to Engineer Officer H . Ward , and to Chief Engineering Mechanic A . James . In August she sailed to Trincomalee to take part in CENTO " Exercise Jet 55 " in the Indian Ocean , then visited Mauritius , the Seychelles , and Mombasa , before returning to the Gulf . She was relieved by in January 1956 , before returning to Portsmouth to refit . She returned to the Gulf in October 1956 , via the Cape of Good Hope because of the closure of the Suez Canal . In mid - December she assisted the American tanker " Olympic Games " and the British tanker " Athel Monarch " , which were aground off Bahrain . Patrols in the Gulf occupied most of 1957 , though she also sailed to Cochin in April for joint exercises with the Indian Navy , and to Kharg Island for exercises with the Iranian Navy in June . In August she transited the Suez Canal , the first Royal Navy ship to do so after it re - opened , and returned to Chatham . " Loch Killisport " returned to the Gulf in February 1958 , relieving " Loch Fada " at Muscat , Oman in April . In September she took part the salvaging of the French tanker " Fernand Gilabert " which had collided with Liberian tanker during heavy weather in the Gulf of Oman . After fires aboard " Fernand Gilabert " had been extinguished by , the ship was towed to Karachi by " Loch Killisport " . The ship returned to Portsmouth in February 1959 to refit . " Loch Killisport " returned to the Gulf in September for patrols and exercises , including the multi - national CENTO " Exercise Jet 59 " at Cochin in December , " Exercise Winged Khanga " with and Royal Fleet Auxiliaries in March 1960 , and Squadron exercises ( CASPEX 5 ) with in May . She returned to Rosyth in September to refit . The 4 - inch mounting was replaced by a new design with a fibreglass gun shield – a prototype for the design to be used for Type 21 and Type 12 frigates – and a centralised air conditioning system was also installed . Far East deployments . In September 1961 " Loch Killisport " was assigned to the 3rd Frigate Squadron , Far East Fleet , joining the Squadron at Singapore in December . In February 1962 she carried out patrols and supported military operations in Borneo during the Indonesia – Malaysia confrontation ( the " Konfrontasi " ) while based at Tawau . In April she took part in the multi - national " Exercise Jet 62 " , and in June sailed to Japan for exercises with the United States Navy . In August she returned to Borneo for support and patrols based at Labuan . In September she sailed to Sydney to take part in " Exercise Tucker Box " with ships of the Royal Australian Navy , before visiting ports in New Zealand , and then calling at Suva in Fiji and the Gilbert and Ellice Islands . January 1963 saw her back at Sandakan , Borneo , for patrol and support duties , before returning to Singapore for a lengthy refit and to be joined by a new ship ' s company . Further support and patrol duties off Borneo followed from July 1963 through into most of the next year , with regular visits to Hong Kong and Singapore to refit and take part in Fleet exercises . She also held a two day exercise with Royal Thai Navy in April 1965 , and visited Manila with in June . In July she sailed for Britain , arriving back at Portsmouth to decommission on 4 August 1965 . Disposal . " Loch Killisport " was laid up in Reserve at Portsmouth . She was put on the Disposal List , and sold to the British Iron & Steel Company ( BISCO ) on 20 February 1970 , for demolition by Hughes Bolcow . She arrived in tow at the breaker ' s yard in Blyth , Northumberland on 18 March .