HMS Dampier (K611)
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| Career (UK) |
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| Name: |
HMS Dampier (K611) |
| Namesake: |
William Dampier |
| Builder: |
Smith's Dock |
| Laid down: |
7 August 1944 |
| Launched: |
15 May 1945 |
| Commissioned: |
14 June 1948 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Bay-class frigate |
HMS Dampier (K611) was a Bay-class frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was named for the circumnavigator William Dampier. She was originally laid down as the Loch-class vessel Loch Eil, and re-ordered as Herne Bay while building. She was completed as Dampier, a survey vessel for dealing with the large numbers of uncharted wrecks and mines around the British Isles as a result of World War II. For this purpose she was fitted for minesweeping.