| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Bay |
| Pennant | K 651 |
| Built by | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Clark |
| Ordered | 2 May 1943 |
| Laid down | 8 Jun 1944 |
| Launched | 11 Nov 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jul 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 1 July 1959. |
| Former name | HMS Loch Swannay |
Commands listed for HMS Veryan Bay (K 651)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Studholme Brownrigg, DSC, RN | 5 Feb 1945 | Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Veryan Bay include:
2 Jun 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Veryan Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Brownrigg, DSC, RN). (1)
7 Jun 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Veryan Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Brownrigg, DSC, RN) and HMS Hedingham Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.N. Bishop-Laggett, RNR). (1)
8 Jun 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Veryan Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Brownrigg, DSC, RN) and HMSAS Transvaal (Lt.Cdr. H.E. Fougstedt, SANF(V)). (1)
8 Jun 1945
HMS Truant (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Brookes, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted snort trials off Tobermory. These included an exercise with HMS Veryan Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Brownrigg, DSC, RN). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/20192
- ADM 173/19998
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.