| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 553 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 24 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 1 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 88 but not named. HMS Fitzroy is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List Returned to the USN on 6 January 1946. Scrapped. Battle Honours include; Battle of Atlantic - Arctic Convoys & Normandy Landings. |
| Former name | DE 88 |
Commands listed for HMS Fitzroy (ii) (K 553)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Colin Henry Campbell, DSC, RN | 16 Oct 1943 | Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Charles Duncan Campbell McNeil, RNVR | Jan 1944 | 17 Apr 1944 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Alan John McCullogh Miller, DSC, RNVR | 17 Apr 1944 | early 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Orme Gordon Stuart, RCNVR | early 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Fitzroy (ii) include:
12 Sep 1944
Around 1545B/12, HMS Rodney (Capt. R.O. Fitzroy, RN), departed Plymouth for Scapa Flow. She is being escorted by the destroyers HMS Skate (Lt. J.H. Macalister, RNVR), HMS Scimitar (Lt. P. Archer-Shee, RNVR) and HMS Saladin (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.G.C. King, RNVR).
At 0740B/13, the escort was relieved by the frigates HMS Fitzroy (A/Lt.Cdr. A.J. McCullogh Miller, DSC, RNVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and HMS Deane (Lt. V.A. Hickson, DSO, RN).
HMS Rodney arrived at Scapa Flow around 1445B/14. Before entering gunnery exercises had been carried out. (1)
4 Dec 1944
HMS Ultimatum (Lt. W.H. Kett, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Fishguard with HMS Fitzroy (A/Lt.Cdr. A.J. McCullogh Miller, DSC, RNVR). (2)
5 Dec 1944
HMS Ultimatum (Lt. W.H. Kett, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Fishguard with HMS Fitzroy (A/Lt.Cdr. A.J. McCullogh Miller, DSC, RNVR). (2)
27 Mar 1945
German U-boat U-722 was sunk in the North Atlantic near the Hebrides, in position 57°09'N, 06°55'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, DSC, RN).
8 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-1001 was sunk in the Atlantic south-west of Land's End, in position 49°19'N, 10°23'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, RN).
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Sources
- ADM 53/120414
- ADM 173/19166
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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