Allied Warships

HMS Oakley (ii) (L 98)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type II) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort destroyer
ClassHunt (Type II) 
PennantL 98 
Built byYarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) 
Ordered20 Dec 1939 
Laid down19 Aug 1940 
Launched15 Jan 1942 
Commissioned7 May 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

HMS Tickham was renamed HMS Oakley (ii) in 1942.
Sold to the West German Navy 2 October 1958 being renamed Gneisenau.
Scrapped in 1970.

 
Former nameHMS Tickham

Commands listed for HMS Oakley (ii) (L 98)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Tristram Anthony Pack-Beresford, RN8 Apr 194218 Jan 1944
2Lt. Giles Richard Penn Goodden, RN18 Jan 194425 Sep 1944
3Lt. Dennis Howard Mason, RN25 Sep 1944Oct 1945 ?

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