HMS Dalrymple (K427)

HMS Dalrymple (K427)

HMS "Dalrymple" (K427) a Bay-class frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was named for the pioneering Hydrographer of the Admiralty Alexander 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 the British Isles as a result of World War II. For this purpose she was fitted for minesweeping.


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