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History of
the Shoreham Class Sloops.
Developed from the Bridgewater Class Sloops, but with a longer hull, Built at Chatham and Devonport, Dockyards, The Shoreham Class Sloops, were laid down between 1929 and 1931. Eight Sloops made up the Class, with HMS Shoreham being the first launched followed by HMS Fowey, Bideford, Rochester, Dundee, Falmouth , Milford and Weston. After the war HMS Rochester became a tender to the Navigation School, HMS Falmouth became the RNVR Calliope in 1952. and HMS Fowey and HMS Shoreham were sold to the mercantile service. |
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Ships Name | Launch Date | Fate | |
HMS Bideford | 1st April 1931 | Scrapped in 1949. | |
HMS Fowey | 4th November 1930 | Sold for scrapping in 1946. | |
HMS Rochester | 16th July 1931 | Scrapped in 1951. | |
Shoreham class sloop HMS Rochester, launched July 1931, scrapped 1951. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX156 |
HMS Rochester, 1947. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2558 |
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HMS Shoreham | 22nd November 1930 | Sold for scrapping in 1946. | |
HMS Dundee | 20th September 1932 | Sunk on 15th September 1940 by German u-boat. | |
HMS Dundee. Submitted by Carl Proctor |
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HMS Falmouth | 19th April 1932 | Scrapped in 1968. | |
HMS Milford | 11th June 1932 | Scrapped in 1949. | |
HMS Milford, July 1939. Original republished ? MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price ?5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2559 |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE. HMS Milford Original Postcard. Publisher Details Unknown. Price ?8. Click here to order. Order Code PHX361 |
HMS Milford. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX489 |
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HMS Weston | 23rd July 1932 | Scrapped in 1947. | |
HMS Weston, one of the Shoreham Class sloops pictured in March 1937 at Malta. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PHX157 |
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