Allied Warships

HMS Bayonet (Z 05)

Boom defence vessel of the Net class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeBoom defence vessel
ClassNet 
PennantZ 05 
Built byBlyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched8 Nov 1938 
Commissioned16 Mar 1939 
Lost21 Dec 1939 
Loss position56.05N, 02.32W (See a map)
 
History

HMS Bayonet (T/Boom Skipper A. Lamont, RNR +) was mined and sunk in the Firth of Forth, Scotland in approximate position 56º05'N, 02º32'W on 21 December 1939. Possibly the mine was from a defensive British field but most like one of those laid by the German submarine U-21 on 4 November 1939.

Commanding Officer:
T/Boom Skipper A. Lamont, RN
3 September 1939 - 21 December 1939

 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 21 Dec 1939 by U-21 (Frauenheim).

Commands listed for HMS Bayonet (Z 05)

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1A. Lamont, RN3 Sep 193921 Dec 1939

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