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13a). - Frigates, Type 12's.

These were the first postwar ships designed, around 1950, for an ASW role. The designers had by now recognised that the majority of WW11 ASW escorts and Frigates had been made more or less obsolete by the tremendous advances in both capability and performance as seen in the German type XX1 u-boat. 

This submarine was faster underwater, at around 17 knots, than many of its existing surface opponents and, at speeds of less than 5 knots, was virtually silent with a submerged endurance of more than 72 hours. 

Once the war had ended, thankfully before they became fully operational with the "Kreigsmarine", the lessons learnt from captured examples of these submarines formed the basis of nearly every nations modern "Submarine Fleet", the end result in the RN being the superlative "O" Boats.

section updated Mid August 2007. -  ( # ) against name indicates new or updated photo's.

Earlier updates now unmarked.

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1). Berwick. – 1 photo.

2). Blackpool. - 3 photo's.   

3). Brighton. – 4 photo’s.  

4). Eastbourne. – 2 photo's.  

5). Falmouth. – 3 photo’s.  

6). Lowestoft. 1 photo + 4 photo's ( as Target ).  

7). Plymouth. – 9 photo’s.

8). Rhyl. - 1 photo - ( + 3 photo's as Target ).

9). Rothesay. – 1 photo.

10). Scarborough. - 1 photo.  

11). Torquay. – 2 photo's.  

12). Whitby. – 3 photo's. #

13). Yarmouth. - 1 photo.  

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