- HMS Dalrymple (K427)
HMS "Dalrymple" (K427) a Bay-class
frigate of the BritishRoyal Navy . She was named for the pioneering Hydrographer of the AdmiraltyAlexander Dalrymple . She was originally laid down as the Loch-class vessel "Loch Glass", and re-ordered as "Luce Bay" while building. She was completed as "Dalrymple", a survey vessel for dealing with the large numbers of uncharted wrecks and mines around theBritish Isles as a result ofWorld War II . For this purpose she was fitted for minesweeping.
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