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HMS Louis (K 515)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 515 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down9 Jul, 1943 
Launched13 Aug, 1943 
Commissioned9 Nov, 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 517 but not named.

Returned to the USN on 20 March 1946. Scrapped.

Commanding Officers:
A/Lt.Cdr. R. Johnston, RNR
9 November 1943 – 7 May 1944

A/Cdr. L.B.A. Majendie, RN (retired)
7 May 1944 – 4 March 1945

A/Lt.Cdr. J.H.M. Sowry, RNVR
4 March 1945 - ???

A/Cdr. W. Lambert, RNVR
??? – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List 

Former nameDE 517

Noteable events involving Louis include:

24 Aug, 1944
The German submarine U-445 in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire, France, in position 47º21'N, 05º50'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Louis (A/Cdr. L.B.A. Majendie, RN (retired)). (see map)


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