HMS Meon
HMS Meon was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. The vessel was used primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic, but also took part in the Invasion of Normandy. After the war, the ship was converted to a headquarters vessel for amphibious operations, and saw service in the Persian Gulf from 1952 to 1965, before being scrapped in 1966. She was named for the River Meon in the United Kingdom. HMS Meon was sponsored by the town of Bletchley in Buckinghamshire.
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HMS Meon
HMS Meon was a River-class frigate that served with the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War. The vessel was used primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic, but also took part in the Invasion of Normandy. After the war, the ship was converted to a headquarters vessel for amphibious operations, and saw service in the Persian Gulf from 1952 to 1965, before being scrapped in 1966. She was named for the River Meon in the United Kingdom. HMS Meon was sponsored by the town of Bletchley in Buckinghamshire.
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HMS Meon was a River-class fri ...... oyal Navy on 31 December 1943.
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1943-12-31
1944-02-07
decommissioning date
1944-02-07
1945-04-23
laying down
1942-12-31
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8.62584e+1
order date
1942-06-24
ship beam (μ)
1.11252e+1
ship launched
1943-08-04
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*Returned 23 April 1945
*Transferred to Canada 7 February 1944
*broken up 14 May 1966
returned to Royal Navy 1945
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* 2 × QF /45 Mk. XVI on twin ...... ctor
* up to 150 depth charges
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Ship commissioned
1943-12-31
1944-02-07
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Ship country
Canada
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United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
1944-02-07
1945-04-23
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returned to Royal Navy 1945
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Ship honours
Atlantic 1944–45, English Channel 1944, Normandy 1944 Gulf of St. Lawrence 1944
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pennant number: K 269
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Ship laid down
1942-12-31
Ship launched
1943-08-04
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Ship name
Meon
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Ship ordered
1942-06-24
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oil fuel; at
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Ship sponsor
Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
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