HMS Loch Killin (K391)

Loch Killin in May 1944
History
United Kingdom
Name:	HMS Loch Killin
Namesake:	Loch Killin
Ordered:	6 March 1943
Builder:	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company
Yard number:	283
Laid down:	2 June 1943
Launched:	29 November 1943
Completed:	12 April 1944
Commissioned:	April 1944
Decommissioned:	September 1945
Identification:	pennant number K391
Honours and awards:	Atlantic 1944 Biscay 1944 English Channel 1945
Fate:	Sold for scrapping, 1960
General characteristics
Class and type:	Loch-class frigate
Displacement:	1,435 long tons (1,458 t)
Length:	286 ft (87 m) p/p 307 ft 3 in (93.65 m) o/a
Beam:	38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)
Draught:	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) standard 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m) full
Propulsion:	2 Admiralty 3-drum boilers 2 shafts 4-cylinder vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW)
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range:	9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph), 730 tons oil fuel
Complement:	114
Armament:	1 × QF 4-inch (102 mm) Mark V gun on 1 single mounting HA Mk.III** 4 × QF 2-pounder (40 mm) guns Mk.VII on 1 quad mount Mk.VII 4 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V (or 2 × 40 mm Bofors A/A on 2 single mounts Mk.III) Up to 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon A/A on single mounts Mk.III 2 × Squid triple barrelled A/S mortars 1 rail and 2 throwers for depth charges

HMS Loch Killin was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy, named after Loch Killin in Scotland. The ship was laid down at Burntisland Shipbuilding Company's yard in Fife on 2 June 1943, and launched on 29 November 1943. She was one of the first vessels armed with the brand new Squid anti-submarine mortar. Decommissioned in September 1945, the ship was put into Reserve, and finally scrapped on 24 August 1960. She was captained during the war by Lieutenant-Commander S. Darling, DSC and two Bars, RANVR.

Lock Killin along with the sloop Starling sank the German submarine U-333 on 31 July 1944 to the west of Land's End. This was first submarine kill using the Squid anti-submarine mortar. On 6 August 1944 Loch Killin sank U-736.

In January and February 1945 Loch Killin was detached for service in the English Channel providing convoy escort and support for short periods, before the rest of 17 EG was transferred to Plymouth for support duty in the Channel in April. On 15 April 1945 Loch Killin sank U-1063 in the English Channel west of Land's End, in position 50°8′54″N 3°53′24″W / 50.14833°N 3.89000°W / 50.14833; -3.89000, with gunfire and depth charges.

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