Service
The Whitbys served up until the 1970s, when increasing age and defence economies led to their gradual withdrawal or re-assignment. In 1966, Blackpool was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy, while they waited for the delivery of HMNZS Canterbury, a Leander-class frigate. It would remain in New Zealand service until 1971 when it returned to the Royal Navy, and decommissioned that same year. All other ships, except Eastbourne and Torquay, were decommissioned in the 1970s. The latter two ships were decommissioned in 1984 and 1985 respectively. Scarborough and Tenby were intended to have been sold to Pakistan, but the country could not afford the refits required for the two ships, and thus the sale was aborted. Blackpool was decommissioned for use as a target vessel in the Firth of Forth, Eastbourne became an engine room training ship alongside at HMS Caledonia at Rosyth and Torquay was modified and fitted with CAAIS (Computer Assisted Action Information System) for use as a trials and training ship.
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