:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - ESCORT VESSELS
BAY CLASS x 3
Code - N1730
£1.35
Class - 24
Date - 1945
Description - BAY CLASS x 3 N1730
A.A. frigates built 1944/45 (originally planned
as Loch Class). Sisters: Bigbury, Burghead, Cardigan,
Carnarvon, Cawsand, Enard, Largo, Morecambe, Mounts,
Padstow, Porlock, St. Austell, St. Brides, Start, Tremadoc,
Veryan, Whitesand, Widemouth & Wigtown Bays.
(6 more completed as survey/dispatch vessels)
Displacement 1,600 tons Speed 20 knots
Dimensions 307' x 39' x 129'
Armament 4 x 4" A.A.
4 x 40mm, 4 x 20mm
1 x Hedgehog
