Dates: 1945 - 1957

LOCH Class Anti-Submarine Frigate ordered from Harland and Wolff at Belfast on 2nd February 1943 and laid down on 26th April 1944 at Belfast as Admiralty Job Number J3917 (Yard Number 1259)..She was to be named LOCH FRISA, but after a policy change to meet the need for anti-aircraft escorts for service in the Far East the contract was changed. The ship was completed to a revision design and she was renamed as WIDEMOUTH BAY on 5th October 1944 when launched on 19th October that year as the first Royal Navy snip to carry this name. Completion date as a BAY Class Anti-aircraft Frigate was 13th April 1945. (See General Information for details of design changes to the basic LOCH Class hull structure). She was the first BAY Class frigate to complete build.

Badge: On a Field bary wavy of six White and Blue Talbot’s head erased Black, collared Blue.

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