History
United Kingdom
Name	HMSOwen
Namesake	William Fitzwilliam Owen
Ordered	2 May 1943
Builder	Hall, Russell & Company
Laid down	30 September 1944
Launched	19 October 1945
Commissioned	2 August 1949
Decommissioned	14 October 1965
Renamed	Loch Muick Thurso Bay
Identification	Pennant number K640
Fate	Scrapped 15 July 1970
General characteristics
Class & type	Bay-classfrigate
Displacement	1,600 long tons (1,626 t) standard 2,530 long tons (2,571 t) full
Length	307 ft (94 m)o/a
Beam	38 ft 7 in (11.76 m)
Draught	12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)
Installed power	5,500 ihp (4,100 kW) 2 ×Admiralty 3-drum boilers
Propulsion	2 shafts 2vertical triple-expansion steam engines
Speed	20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	9,500 nmi (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	133
Armament	4 × 3-pounder saluting guns Minesweeping gear aft

HMSOwen was aBay-classfrigate built for theRoyal Navy during World War 2.

Owen was converted into asurvey vessel while still under construction. She displaced 1,600 long tons (1,600 t) atstandard load and 2,420 long tons (2,460 t) atdeep load. The ship had anoverall length of 307 feet (93.6 m), abeam of 38 feet 7 inches (11.8 m) and adraught of 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 m).^[1] She was powered by twovertical triple-expansion steam engines, each driving one shaft, using steam provided by twoAdmiralty three-drum boilers. The engines produced a total of 5,500shaft horsepower (4,100 kW) and gave a maximum speed of 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).Owen carried a maximum of 580 long tons (590 t) offuel oil that gave her a range of 10,000nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). The ship's complement was 133 officers andratings.^[2]

The survey ships were armed only with four 3-pounder saluting guns.^[2]

She was named for the explorer and naval officerWilliam Fitzwilliam Owen. She was originally laid down as theLoch-class vesselLoch Muick, and re-ordered asThurso Bay while building. She was completed asOwen, modified for use as asurvey vessel for dealing with the large numbers of unchartedwrecks andmines around theBritish Isles as a result ofWorld War II. For this purpose she was fitted forminesweeping.^[3]

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