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Ship "Index".

16b). Frigates, Types 15 / 16.

( Converted WW11 Destroyers. )

At the end of WW11 it was found that the huge fleet of ASW escort ships that had been built up had been rendered mostly obsolete due to the surprising performance exhibited by the German type XX1 u-boat. Fortunately for us this craft never came into fully "Operational service"

Although the existing Loch, Bay, River and Black Swan classes were adequately armed they were, apart from the by now quite elderly "Turbine powered" Black Swans, much too slow to be of much use against "modern" submarines, based on the type XX1, then in the design stage.

Any new "Escort" ship would need around 27 knots, and the Electronics to go with it, to prove effective and that meant "Steam Turbine" machinery would be required, and lots of it. Post WW11 British industry at that time was unable to meet these demands, so it was decided to refit the more modern WW11 designs of fast Destroyers as the type 15 "Full ASW Frigate" conversion and the type 16 "Partial ASW" conversion.

Section updated Mid March 2007. - ( # ) indicates new or revised photos. Earlier additions now unmarked

Please note that some type 15 / 16's may still be found in the following section 17. and that many of these ships can be seen in their "Pre-conversion" guise in section 10.

1). Grenville. – 2 photo’s.

2). Orwell. – 1 photo.

3). Paladin. – 3 photo's.

4). Queenborough. HMAS. - 1 photo. #

5). Quickmatch. HMAS. - 1 photo. #

6). Redpole. - 1 photo.

7). Rocket. – 2 photo’s.

8). Roebuck. – 1 photo.

9). Teaser. – 1 photo.

10). Tenacious. – 2 photo’s.

11). Termagant. – 2 photo's.

12). Terpsichore. – 2 photo's.