Allied Warships

HMS Loch More (K 639)

Frigate of the Loch class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassLoch 
PennantK 639 
Built byCaledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. (Dundee, Scotland) : Aitchison Blair 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Mar 1944 
Launched3 Oct 1944 
Commissioned24 Feb 1945 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped 27 August 1963.

Commanding Officer:
Lt.Cdr. Robert Arthur Dillon Cambridge, DSC, RD, RNR
14 October 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Loch More (K 639)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Robert Arthur Dillon Cambridge, RD, RNR14 Oct 194417 Feb 1946

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Noteable events involving Loch More include:


12 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1024 was captured on 12 April 1945 in the Irish Sea south of Isle of Man, in position 53.39N, 05.03W by the British frigates HMS Loch Glendhu (Lt.Cdr. E.G.P.B. Knapton, RN) and HMS Loch More (Lt.Cdr. R.A.D. Cambridge, DSC, RD, RNR). The frigates attempted to tow her to port but the boat sank while underway on 13 April 1945. (see map)

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