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.) 
Ordered1 Nov 1941 
Laid down5 Apr 1942 
Launched27 Jun 1942 
Commissioned13 Feb 1943 
End service 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 1.

Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945.

 
Former nameDE 1

Commands listed for HMS Bayntun (K 310)

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CommanderFromTo
1T/Lt. Richard Charles Leslie Lazenby, RNVR12 Jan 194319 Jun 1943
2Lt.Cdr. John Treasure Jones, RD, RNR19 Jun 194329 Aug 1943
3Lt.Cdr. James Hutchinson Wright, RNR2 Sep 194315 Dec 1943
4Lt.Cdr. Leo Patrick Bourke, RNZNR15 Dec 1943mid 1945

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Noteable events involving Bayntun include:


8 Jan 1944
German U-boat U-757 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Iceland, in position 50°33'N, 18°03'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
German U-boat U-1279 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61°21'N, 02°00'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
German U-boat U-989 was sunk in the Northern Sea at the Faeroe Islands, in position 61°36'N, 01°35'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
German U-boat U-1278 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, Norway in position 61°32'N, 01°36'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)

Media links


The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War

Collingwood, Donald

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