Allied Warships

HMS Bazely (K 311)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 311 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down5 Apr 1942 
Launched27 Jun 1942 
Commissioned18 Feb 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 2.

Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Jeffry Vanstone Brock, RCNVR
18 February 1943 – 2 August 1944
Promoted to T/Cdr. on 1 July 1944

A/Lt.Cdr. Jack Winston Cooper, RNR
2 August 1944 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List
DSC awarded on 19 September 1944
Bar to DSC awarded on 11 September 1945

HMS Bazely is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List

 
Former nameDE 2

Commands listed for HMS Bazely (K 311)

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CommanderFromTo
1A/Lt.Cdr. Jeffry Vanstone Brock, RCNVR18 Feb 19432 Aug 1944
2A/Lt.Cdr. (retired) Jack Winston Cooper, RNR (retired)2 Aug 1944Jul 1945 ?

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Noteable events involving Bazely include:


23 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-648 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 42º40'N, 20º37'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). (see map)

25 Nov 1943
The German submarine U-600 was sunk in the North Atlantic north of Punta Delgada, in position 40º31'N, 22º07'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). (see map)

21 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-636 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, in position 55º50'N, 10º31'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely (A/Lt.Cdr. J.W. Cooper, DSC, RNR), HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN) and HMS Bentinck (A/Lt.Cdr. P.R.G. Worth, RN). (see map)

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