Thermopylae was laid down on 26 October 1943 at
Chatham Dockyard, and launched on 27 June 1945. Commissioned after the end of the
Second World War, she had a relatively quiet career. She immediately joined the 3rd
Flotilla based in the
Holy Loch. On 15 January 1950 she ran aground on Stevenson Rock, off
Skerryvore,
Inner Hebrides. In 1953 she took part in the
Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. She remained in service until December 1968 when she was put on the sale list. She was broken up at
Troon during 1971. ==References==