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Allied Warships

HMS Blackwood (K 313)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 313 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Sep, 1942 
Launched23 Nov, 1942 
Commissioned27 Mar, 1943 
Lost15 Jun, 1944 
Loss position50.07N, 02.01W (See a map)
 
History

On 15 June 1944, the frigate HMS Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. Leslie Tillman Sly, RD, RNR) was on patrol as part of the 4th Escort Group in the west end of the English Channel to protect the ships of the Normandy landings, when she was hit by a Gnat from U-764 off Brittany. She foundered while under tow off Portland Bill the following day.
The wreck lies in 60 meters of water in position 50º07'00"N, 02º01'06"W.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Leslie Tillman Sly, RD, RNR
22 January 1943 - 15 June 1944 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 15 Jun, 1944 by U-764 (Bremen).


Noteable events involving Blackwood include:

23 Nov, 1943
The German submarine U-648 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 42º40'N, 20º37'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Brock, RCNVR), HMS Blackwood (Cdr. E. Chavasse, RN) and HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN). (see map)

25 Nov, 1943
The German submarine U-600 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of Punta Delgada, in position 40º31'N, 22º07'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Brock, RCNVR), and HMS Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. L.T. Sly, RD, RNR). (see map)


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