Allied Warships

HMS Blackwood (K 313)

Frigate of the Captain class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	Captain
Pennant	K 313
Built by	Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered	1 Nov 1941
Laid down	22 Sep 1942
Launched	23 Nov 1942
Commissioned	27 Mar 1943
Lost	16 Jun 1944
Loss position	50° 07'N, 2° 01'W

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. Hit by U-boat Sunk on 15 Jun 1944 by U-764 (Bremen).
U-boat Attack	See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Blackwood

Commands listed for HMS Blackwood (K 313)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Leslie Tillman Sly, RD, RNR	22 Jan 1943	15 Jun 1944

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Notable events involving Blackwood include:

9 Aug 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Stork (Cdr.(Retd.) G.W.E. Castens, RN), HMS Bazely (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Brock, RCNVR), HMS Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. L.T. Sly, RD, RNR) and HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN). (1)

23 Nov 1943
German U-boat U-648 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 42°40'N, 20°37'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).

25 Nov 1943
German U-boat U-600 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 40°31'N, 22°07'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).

8 Feb 1944
HMS Strongbow (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. L.T. Sly, RD, RNR), HMS Essington (A/Lt.Cdr. W. Lambert, RNVR) and other ships from the 3rd Escort Group. (2)