Allied Warships

HMS Zetland (L 59)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type II) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort destroyer
ClassHunt (Type II) 
PennantL 59 
Built byYarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) 
Ordered 
Laid down2 Oct 1940 
Launched7 Mar 1942 
Commissioned27 Jun 1942 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1954 and renamed Tromso.
Scrapped in 1965.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. John Valentine Wilkinson, RN
26 May 1942 – 9 February 1944
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 1 February 1943
DSC awarded on 16 March 1943

Lt. Christopher Robert Bax, RN
9 February 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List
Promoted to A/Lt.Cdr. on 1 May 1945

 

Commands listed for HMS Zetland (L 59)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. John Valentine Wilkinson, RN26 May 19429 Feb 1944
2Lt. Christopher Robert Bax, RN9 Feb 1944Oct 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Zetland include:


30 Jan 1943
HMS Zetland (Lt. J.V. Wilkinson, RN) part of the same convoy escort as HMS Samphire (Lt.Cdr. F.T. Renny, DSC, RNR) arrived back at the scene of the sinking after an asdic search for the submarine of about 20 minutes. They found men in the water, shouting and screaming. Zetland launched a boat but picked up only four survivors from HMS Samphire who were landed at Bone.

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