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HMS Loch Arkaig (K603)
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HMS Loch Arkaig was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, named after Loch Arkaig in Scotland. The ship was ordered from Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, Dundee, Scotland, on 2 February 1943, and laid down on 1 November 1943. Launched on 7 June 1944, the ship was commissioned on 1 November 1945, and completed on 17 November. Unlike the rest of the class Loch Arkaig (along with Loch Tralaig) was fitted with Parsons single reduction geared turbines, rather than 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines. The ship served in the Home Fleet until laid-up and put into Reserve in 1952, and was sold for scrapping in 1959.[1]
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Name | HMS Loch Arkaig |
Namesake | Loch Arkaig |
Ordered | 2 February 1943 |
Builder | Caledon Shipbuilding, Dundee |
Yard number | 421 |
Laid down | 1 November 1943 |
Launched | 7 June 1944 |
Completed | 17 November 1945 |
Commissioned | 1 November 1945 |
Decommissioned | 1952 |
Identification | Pennant number K603 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1959 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Loch-class frigate |
Displacement | 1,435 long tons (1,458 t) |
Length | 307 ft 9 in (93.80 m) |
Beam | 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Range | 9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 114 |
Armament |
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