HMCS Morlich was a Loch-class frigate that never saw service with the Royal Navy. Ordered during World War II, she saw service instead with the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was named for Loch Morlich in Scotland. After the war she was returned to the Royal Navy and she was sold to the Royal New Zealand Navy and renamed HMNZS Tutira. HMS Loch Morlich LochContinue reading “HMNZS Tutira(F517) ex HMCS Loch Morlich (K517) re-fuelling from HMNZS Bellona in Tasman Sea, 1949. (Photos)”
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HMNZS Pukaki was one of six ex-Royal Navy Loch-class anti-submarine frigates in the Royal New Zealand Navy. https://ift.tt/rybthfm
Along with HMNZS Tutira, Pukaki took part in the early phases of the Korean War, where their duties included escorting ships between Japan and the South Korean port of Pusan (Busan). via WordPress https://ift.tt/047x5Mc
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