Construction
The ship was originally ordered from William Pickersgill & Sons Ltd. of South Bank, Middlesbrough, on 25 January 1943 as the Loch-class frigate Loch Mochrum. However the contract was then changed, and the ship was laid down as Admiralty Job Number 4813 on 30 November 1944 to a revised design as a Bay-class anti-aircraft frigate, and launched on 24 September 1945 as Pegwell Bay. After launching the contract was terminated and the ship was towed to HM Dockyard Devonport for conversion to a survey ship. Work began in February 1948 and was completed in July 1950. No main armaments were fitted and changes were made to provide additional accommodation and offices for hydrographic work. More boats were fitted, together with Type 972 survey radar. The ship was renamed Cook and her pennant number changed to A307.
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