Dates: 1954 - 1976

The H.M.S PUMA(F34) was a sole named type 41 anti aircraft frigate ship, which belonged to the ’Leopard’ class of ships.

Other ships in the same class included HMS Leopard, HMS Lynx and HMS Jaguar.
The ship had a displacement of 2300 Tons and was launched from the Scotts shipyard, on 30/06/1954

The ship was sold and scrapped in 1976 in Blyth.

Memories of HMS Puma

HMS Puma, in 1966
Written by RUSS WELLAND
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"The last South America / South Africa deployment. Has any one got photo of Puma comming on station I think relieving Jaguar of the sailor dressed in drag on top of the forward 4.5 inch turrent. I was that man."

Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Puma

" Please help in my quest to find information about my father Robert Emmett, I believe he was aka Red and obviously BOB.  I know he served on the HMS Puma and was on this ship (I think) and did a trip to the Suez - also Malta. Many thanks for any snippets of info Kind Regards a curious daughter "

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"does anyone remember a Arthur Pring possibly a CPO who served on hms PUMA about 1965 to 67 "

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" Joined at HMS Raleigh on 6/9/1965 as a Junior Stoker, first ship was HMS Forth, then HMS Torquay, then HMS Sultan to do the Junior Internal Combustion Engine course (diesel and petrol engines) and then HMS Puma. After HMS Puma, I joined HMS Defiance, which was actually HMS Forth again but they had ..."

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" Joined at HMS Raleigh on 6/9/1965 as a Junior Stoker, first ship was HMS Forth, then HMS Torquay, then HMS Sultan to do the Junior Internal Combustion Engine course (diesel and petrol engines), then HMS Puma. After HMS Puma, I joined HMS Defiance, which was actually HMS Forth again but they had ..."

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