Allied Warships

HMS Beaufort (L 14)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type II) class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Escort destroyer
Class	Hunt (Type II)
Pennant	L 14
Built by	Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down	17 Jul 1940
Launched	9 Jun 1941
Commissioned	3 Nov 1941
End service
Loss position

History	Sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1952 and renamed Haugesund. Scrapped in 1965. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, RN 10 August 1941 – July 1943 DSO awarded on 8 September 1942 Lt. John Ronald Lawson Moore, DSC, RN July 1943 – October 1944 T/Lt. Douglas Louis Ziedler, RNVR October 1944 - still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

Commands listed for HMS Beaufort (L 14)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt. Standish O'Grady Roche, RN	10 Aug 1941	Jul 1943
2	Lt. John Ronald Lawson Moore, RN	Jul 1943	Oct 1944
3	T/Lt. Douglas Louis Zeidler, RNVR	Oct 1944	Oct 1945 ?

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