Allied Warships

HMS Wigtown Bay (K 616)

Frigate of the Bay class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassBay 
PennantK 616 
Built byHarland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
Ordered2 May 1943 
Laid down24 Oct 1944 
Launched26 Apr 1945 
Commissioned19 Jan 1946 
End service 
History

Scrapped April 1959.  

Former nameLoch Garasdale

Commands listed for HMS Wigtown Bay (K 616)

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1A/Lt.Cdr. Duncan Carson, RN28 Aug 1945

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