The Transvaal was a British-built South African frigate of 1400 tons displacement launched in 1944 as HMS Loch Ard. The Transvaal was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 19.5 knots and carried a complement of 140. She was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one quadruple 2 pdr pompom; two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns and two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns. Research Transvaal
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