HMS Carnarvon Bay (K630)

HMS Carnarvon Bay (K630): HMS "Carnarvon Bay" (K630) was a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is named after Caernarfon Bay (at one time anglicised as 'Carnarvon Bay') in Gwynedd, Wales. She was originally laid down as the Loch-class vessel "Loch Maddy" by Henry Robb of Leith.

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Carnarvon — and Caernarvon are anglicised forms of the name of the Welsh town Caernarfon. The anglicised spellings have become largely obsolete in Wales since the 1970s, but persist elsewhere. The name may also refer to:PlacesAustralia * Carnarvon Highway,… … Wikipedia
Bay class frigate — The Bay class was a class of 26 anti aircraft (A/A) frigates built for the Royal Navy under the 1943 War Emergency Programme during World War II (one of which was cancelled and six completed as despatch vessels or survey ships). They were based… … Wikipedia

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