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resumed service with UN Naval Task Force off Korea in January 1952 for patrol duties and naval gunfire support, until April, then sailed for Sasebo and Hong Kong for repairs and Flotilla exercises. In June she returned to Korea for further patrols and bombardments, and acted as an Air Control Ship
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was retained for occasional UN duty on the west coast of Korea into 1955, also taking part in joint exercises with the United States Navy. She spent the rest of the time deployed at Hong Kong and Singapore, patrolling off Malaya, Borneo and Indonesia. She also took part in various joint exercises
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fighter aircraft which had crashed in shallow water south-west of Hanchon. Large parts of the aircraft were recovered using the LCUs crane and smaller components by divers, while
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to join the UN Naval Task Group. In December she sailed on her first operational deployment off the west coast of Korea supporting UN personnel at
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On a Field, Barry wavy of 10 White and Blue, a demi-dragon erased rampant red, armed and with pointed tongue Blue.
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carried out the usual programme of Fleet exercises and visits, also deploying for surveillance operations in the
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sailed on her fifth tour of service with the UN Task Group off Korea. On 7 April she embarked American General
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before resuming service with the Fleet at Singapore and Hong Kong, where she remained until November 1960.
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during coastal bombardments, and preventing movements of enemy shipping. In July she escorted an American
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was detached for service with the United Nations as part of British and Commonwealth support in
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during flying operations. Released in September she sailed for Hong Kong to refit.
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provided radar and air cover. Further offensive patrols and survey operations in
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was put into Reserve on 30 May 1961, and was put on the Disposal List in 1962.
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In July 1953 an armistice was agreed and hostilities in Korea ended. However
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estuary followed until September, when she sailed to Hong Kong to refit.
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and the Commander of the Commonwealth Naval Forces Admiral
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1945 Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate of the Royal Navy
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to carry out a shore bombardment. Shortly afterwards
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She then called at 244:38 ft 6 in (11.73 m) 213:2,530 long tons (2,571 t) full 13: 1584:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 716:Recommissioned for service in the 452: 252:12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) 14: 1631: 969: 1480: 1447: 1039: 871:before finally arriving back at 720:on 28 December, in January 1953 593: 267:, 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) 56: 35: 940: 478:under the command of Commander 326:High Frequency Direction Finder 279:(36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) 378:2 rails and 4 throwers for 50 1: 884: 541:, taking the immigrants from 875:on 7 April to decommission. 623:and China, deploying on the 498:. In July 1947 she escorted 7: 919:"HMS Cardigan Bay, frigate" 685:to recover wreckage from a 10: 1636: 640:in November and December. 482:. She was deployed in the 18: 1579: 1559: 1478: 1445: 1356: 1309: 1054: 1037: 574:, acted as guard ship at 368:A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V 361:A/A on 2 twin mounts Mk.V 186: 49: 34: 1533:Dom Francisco de Almeida 743:Johan Maurits van Nassau 611:were transferred to the 225:286 ft (87 m) 174:Sold for scrapping, 1962 25:RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009) 985:2 December 2016 at the 949:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 649:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 375:24 barrel A/S projector 348:QF 4 inch Mark XVI guns 322:target indication radar 187:General characteristics 843:before transiting the 789:Townsville, Queensland 767:Royal New Zealand Navy 652: 572:Corfu Channel Incident 1545:Afonso de Albuquerque 992:uboat.net : HMS 815:before refuelling at 763:Royal Australian Navy 646: 590:was changed to F630. 265:reciprocating engines 21:Royal Fleet Auxiliary 730:Alan Scott-Moncrieff 718:4th Frigate Squadron 466:, on 18 August 1945 19:For the ship in the 849:Cartagena, Colombia 513:Mandatory Palestine 472:Mediterranean Fleet 458:Mediterranean Fleet 416:, off the coast of 350:on 2 twin mounting 1610:Bay-class frigates 1031:Bay-class frigates 667:on 17 November to 653: 647:Photograph of the 310:fire control radar 302:processing systems 1592: 1591: 1441: 1440: 962:978-1-86176-281-8 923:naval-history.net 726:Maxwell D. Taylor 387: 386: 316:air warning radar 1627: 1571:Type 15 frigates 1486: 1484: 1483: 1453: 1451: 1450: 1310:Admiralty yachts 1052: 1051: 1045: 1043: 1042: 1024: 1017: 1010: 1001: 1000: 966: 934: 933: 931: 929: 914: 823:, and called at 696:and the cruiser 655:In October 1950 262:triple expansion 154:F630 (1948–1962) 151:K630 (1945–1948) 119:28 December 1944 64: 61: 60: 59: 39: 32: 31: 1635: 1634: 1630: 1629: 1628: 1626: 1625: 1624: 1595: 1594: 1593: 1588: 1575: 1555: 1509:Pacheco Pereira 1488:Portuguese Navy 1481: 1479: 1474: 1448: 1446: 1437: 1352: 1305: 1040: 1038: 1033: 1028: 987:Wayback Machine 972: 963: 947:Colledge, J. 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Index

Royal Fleet Auxiliary
RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009)

Cardigan Bay
Henry Robb
Pennant number
Bay-class
frigate
p/p
o/a
triple expansion
reciprocating engines
knots
Type 285
Type 291
Type 276
High Frequency Direction Finder
IFF
QF 4 inch Mark XVI guns
HA/LA
40 mm Bofors
20 mm Oerlikon
Hedgehog
depth charges
Bay-class
anti-aircraft
frigate
British
Royal Navy
Cardigan Bay

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