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HMS Dalrymple
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HMS Dalrymple was a anti-aircraft frigate of the British Royal Navy, which served as a survey ship, mostly in the Persian Gulf, from 1948 until 1965. She was completed to deal 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. She was named for the pioneering Hydrographer of the Admiralty Alexander Dalrymple (1737–1808).
The ship was originally ordered from William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. of Southwick, Sunderland, on 25 January 1943 as the Loch Glass. However the contract was changed in 1944, and the ship was laid down as Admiralty Job Number 4795 on 29 April 1944 to a revised design as a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate, and launched on 12 April 1945 as Luce Bay. After launching the contract was terminated and the ship was towed to Devonport Dockyard for completion, but while fitting out it was decided to complete her as a survey ship. In January 1947 her name was changed to Dalrymple and her pennant number to A302. She was completed on 10 February 1948.
Four vessels, originally intended as were converted to survey ships. HMS Dalrymple was named for Alexander Dalrymple (1737–1808) the first Hydrographer of the Royal Navy. The other three were Dampier [after explorer of Australia William Dampier (1651–1715)], Cook [after the historic figure of Captain James Cook (1728–1779)] and Owen (after William Fitzwilliam Owen (1774–1857) RN commander and a global explorer].
Dalrymple was commissioned for service on 10 February 1948, initially under the command of Captain Archibald Day, and after sea trials sailed for the Mediterranean. She spent much of her career in the Persian Gulf, often with sister ship , as well as carrying our extensive surveys of the Grand Harbour at Valletta, the Malta Channel and the Strait of Sicily. She also spent some time in the Indian Ocean, mostly working around Zanzibar. During "Operation Musketeer" (the Suez invasion) in late 1956, she was deployed at Port Said, clearing obstructions from the Suez Canal.
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