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HMS Tavy (K 272)

Frigate of the River class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassRiver 
PennantK 272 
Built byCharles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Bellis & Morcom 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Oct, 1942 
Launched3 Apr, 1943 
Commissioned3 Jul, 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Scrapped 28 September 1956.

Commanding Officers:
T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Ardern, RNR
1 June 1943 – 29 September 1944

Cdr. George Arthur Thring, DSO, RN
29 September 1944 – 20 November 1944

Lt. Hylton Frederick Griffith Sheppard, RNR
20 November 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List 


Noteable events involving Tavy include:

5 Jul, 1944
The German submarine U-390 was sunk 1500hrs on 5 July 1944 in the Baie de la Seine, English Channel, in position 49º52'N, 00º48'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Whinney, DSC and Bar, RN) and the British frigate HMS Tavy (T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Ardern, RNR). (see map)


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