| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 258 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 20 Jun 1941 |
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 8 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jul 1943 |
| End service | 25 Sep 1944 |
| History | Renamed HMS Strule on 1 February 1944. Transferred to the F.N.F.L. (Free French) on 25 September 1944 and renamed Croix de Lorraine. |
| Career notes | To the Free French as Croix de Lorraine |
Commands listed for HMS Glenarm (K 258)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. William Robert Boyce Noall, DSO, RNR | 21 Jun 1943 | 15 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) Lewis Bernard Alexander Majendie, RN | 15 Mar 1944 | 7 May 1944 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Robert Johnston, RNR | 8 May 1944 | 25 Sep 1944 |
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Notable events involving Glenarm include:
6 Nov 1943
HMS Thrasher (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Hezlet, DSC, RN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMCS Pictou (T/Lt. P.T. Byers, RCNR), HMS Enchantress (Cdr. A.E.T. Christie, OBE, DSC, RN) and HMS Glenarm (Lt.Cdr. W.R.B. Noall, DSO, RNR). (1)
17 Jan 1944
German U-boat U-377 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 49°39'N, 20°10'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Wanderer (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Whinney, RN) and the British frigate HMS Glenarm (Lt.Cdr. W.R.B. Noall, DSO, RNR).
Sources
- ADM 173/18231
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.