Dates: 1943 - 1946

HMS Lossie (K303) was a River class frigate built for the US Navy by Canadian Vickers Ltd. Montreal and commissioned on 14 August 1943, 2 days after her transfer into the Royal Navy. Complement: 140.

Lossie saw extensive service on North Atlantic convoy escort missions and in the Indian Ocean.

A week after the sinking on 29 June 1944, Lossie picked up 112 crew from the SS Nellore, which had been toprpedoed by the japanese submarine I-8, near the Chagos Archipelago.

HMS Lossie was returned to the US Navy in January 1946 in Boston Mass. She was subsequently sold to Panama and registered as Teti then in 1955 to Typaldos Brothers of Piraeus, Greece and registered as Adriatiki.

Association:

River Class Association
16 Venn Court
Brixton, Plymouth, Devon
PL8 2AX

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Lossie

"  ANY ONE OUT THERE SERVE ON HMS LOSSIE?. "

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" Quoting: Arthur Rowsell Never heard of this ship. I did serve on Royal Naval Air Station Lossiemouth near Elgin Scotland. This air station had the attack aircraft of the FAA. Enjoyed my time their and that was the area that I got involved with the Joint Services Mountain Rescue team. Spent ..."

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" [QUOTE]Quoting: leonard copsey[/B] [I]  ANY ONE OUT THERE SERVE ON HMS LOSSIE?. [/I][/QUOTE] I was staioned at lossiemouth (hms Fulmar 1948-52-53-54 and between 1961 and 68 I was on 800 Scimitar Sqdn (turn and turn about with H.M.S. Ark Royal)Savage Section, Station Flight,Station flight stock and ..."

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" HMS LOSSIE did exist.....she was a River Class frigate named after the River Lossie. I was too young to serve on her!!! A bit of searching found the following: "HMS Lossie (K303) was a Group II River class frigate of the Royal Navy which named all of this class of frigate after British rivers. ..."

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" Quoting: leonard copsey  ANY ONE OUT THERE SERVE ON HMS LOSSIE?. My father.......Raymond "Taffy" Williams served on H.M.S. Lossie from commissioning in Montreal in 1943 until sometime in 1945. He was the first rating aboard the ship (he says!!!!!) He is alive and kicking, living in ..."

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