Allied Warships

HMS Bayntun (K 310)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 310 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down5 Apr 1942 
Launched27 Jun 1942 
Commissioned13 Feb 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 1.

Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945.

Commanding Officers:
T/Lt. Richard Charles Leslie Lazenby, RNVR
12 January 1943 – 19 June 1943

Lt.Cdr. John Treasure Jones, RD, RNR
19 June 1943 – 2 September 1943
Promoted to Cdr. on 30 June 1943

Lt.Cdr. James Hutchinson Wright, RNR
2 September 1943 – 15 December 1943
RD awarded on 15 October 1943

Lt.Cdr. Leo Patrick Bourke, RD, RNZNR
15 December 1943 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List
DSC awarded on 19 December 1944
Bar to DSC awarded on 15 May 1945

HMS Bayntun is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List

 
Former nameDE 1

Commands listed for HMS Bayntun (K 310)

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CommanderFromTo
1Richard Charles Leslie Lazenby, RNVR12 Jan 194319 Jun 1943
2Lt.Cdr. John Treasure Jones, RD, RNR19 Jun 19432 Sep 1943
3Lt.Cdr. James Hutchinson Wright, RNR2 Sep 194315 Dec 1943
4Leo Patrick Bourke, RNZNR15 Dec 1943Jul 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Bayntun include:


8 Jan 1944
The German submarine U-757 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 50º33'N, 18º03'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, RNZNR) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Camrose (A/T/Lt.Cdr. L.R. Pavillard, RCNR). (see map)

3 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-1279 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61º21'N, 02º00'E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR), HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR). (see map)

14 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-989 was sunk in the Northern Sea at the Faeroe Islands, in position 61º36'N, 01º35'W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR), HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN), HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Loch Dunvegan (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR). (see map)

17 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-1278 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, Norway in position 61º32'N, 01º36'E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR). (see map)

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