Shoreham Class Sloop

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.
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. Original Post card for sale Price £25 Order Code PHX156		HMS Rochester, 1947. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2558 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2558
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
HMS Falmouth	19th April 1932		Scrapped in 1968.
HMS Milford	11th June 1932		Scrapped in 1949.
HMS Milford, July 1939. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2559 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2559
ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE. HMS Milford Original Postcard. Publisher Details Unknown. Price £18. 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
HMS Weston	23rd July 1932		Scrapped in 1947.
HMS Weston, one of the Shoreham Class sloops pictured in March 1937 at Malta. Original Post card for sale Price £25 Order Code PHX157

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