| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Loch |
| Pennant | K 390 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1943 |
| Laid down | 8 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 14 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 27 Oct 1967 |
| History | Decommissioned on 27 October 1967. |
Commands listed for HMS Loch Fada (K 390)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Benjamin Andrew Rogers, RD, RNR | 4 Feb 1944 | 3 Sep 1945 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Rupert Henry Marchington, RNVR | 3 Sep 1945 | 1 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Loch Fada include:
22 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Highlander (Cdr. D.A. Rayner, DSC, RNVR), La Surprise, HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR) and HMS Jed (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Miller, DSC, RNR). (1)
27 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Jed (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Miller, DSC, RNR), La Surprise, HMCS Teme (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Jeffrey, DSO, RCNR) and HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR). (1)
28 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR), HMCS Teme (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Jeffrey, DSO, RCNR), HMS Jed (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Miller, DSC, RNR) and HMS Tintagel Castle (Lt. R. Atkinson, DSC and Bar, RNR). (1)
29 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Tintagel Castle (Lt. R. Atkinson, DSC and Bar, RNR), HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR) and HMCS Teme (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Jeffrey, DSO, RCNR). (1)
5 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Evenlode (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.B. Medlycott, RNR), HMS Tintagel Castle (Lt. R. Atkinson, DSC and Bar, RNR), HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR) and FFS Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves . (2)
23 May 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR), HMS Lochy (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Roberts, RNR) and HMS Cam (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RD, RNR). (3)
24 May 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR), HMS Lochy (Lt.Cdr. W.J. Roberts, RNR) and HMS Cam (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RD, RNR). (3)
28 Sep 1944
HMS H 50 (Lt. W.T.J. Fox, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Wild Goose (A/Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Wren (Lt.Cdr. S.R.J. Woods, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR). (4)
23 Oct 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Black Swan (Cdr.(Retd.) R.C.V. Thomson, DSC, RN) and HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR). (5)
25 Oct 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Black Swan (Cdr.(Retd.) R.C.V. Thomson, DSC, RN) and HMS Loch Fada (Lt.Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR). (5)
27 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-1279 was sunk in the English Channel, in position 49°46'N, 05°47'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Labuan (T/A/Lt.Cdr. V.D.H. Bidwell, DSC, RNR) and HMS Loch Fada (Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR) and the British sloop HMS Wild Goose (Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN).
27 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-1018 was sunk in the Channel south of Penzance, in position 49°56'N, 05°20'W, by depth charges (Squid) from the British frigate HMS Loch Fada (Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR). Two survivors were picked up by the frigate.
6 Apr 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted indepentent exercises off Loch Alsh followed by A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMS Loch Fada (Cdr. B.A. Rogers, RD, RNR) and HMS Wild Goose (Cdr. D.E.G. Wemyss, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN). (6)
Sources
- ADM 173/19218
- ADM 173/19192
- ADM 173/19219
- ADM 173/18532
- ADM 173/18702
- File 2.12.03.6428 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.