Allied Warships

HMS Byard (K 315)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 315 
Built byBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered10 Jan 1942 
Laid down15 Oct 1942 
Launched6 Mar 1943 
Commissioned18 Jun 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Returned to the USN on 12 December 1945. Later sold for scrap.

 
Former nameUSS Donaldson DE 55

Commands listed for HMS Byard (K 315)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Lionel Haultain Phillips, RN18 Jun 19433 Jan 1944
2T/A/Lt.Cdr. Edward Mortimer Ferris, RNVR3 Jan 19449 Jun 1944
3A/Lt.Cdr. John Ivor Jones, DSO, DSC, RNR9 Jun 1944Jul 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Byard include:


17 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-841 was sunk in the North Atlantic east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 59º57'N, 31º06'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Byard (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Phillips, RN). (see map)

Media links


The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War

Collingwood, Donald

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