Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | River |
Pennant | K 356 |
Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | 15 Jul 1942 |
Laid down | 18 Nov 1942 |
Launched | 19 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 2 Sep 1943 |
End service | |
History | Scrapped in June 1957. |
Commands listed for HMS Odzani (K 356)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Louis Alan Sayers, RNR | 16 Aug 1943 | 22 Jan 1945 |
2 | A/Lt.Cdr. John Nestle Burgess, RANVR | 22 Jan 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Odzani include:
11 Sep 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Ballinderry (Lt.Cdr. E.F. Aikman, RNR) and HMS Odzani (Lt.Cdr. L.A. Sayers, RNR). (1)
12 Sep 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Magpie (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Abram, RN), HMS Odzani (Lt.Cdr. L.A. Sayers, RNR), HMS Onyx (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.C.L. Gaussen, RNVR) and HMS Cyclamen (T/Lt. W.S. Joliffe, RNR). (2)
4 Mar 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Odzani (A/Lt.Cdr. J.N. Burgess, RANVR), HMS Wallflower (T/A/Lt.Cdr. T.D. Bennett, RNR) and aircraft. (3)
5 Mar 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Odzani (A/Lt.Cdr. J.N. Burgess, RANVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and aircraft. (3)
23 Jun 1945
HMS Voracious (Lt. D.R. Wilson, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Brisbane with HMS Odzani (A/Lt.Cdr. J.N. Burgess, RANVR) and HMS Whimbrel (Lt.Cdr. N.R. Murch, RN). (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/17928
- ADM 173/17928
- ADM 173/20231
- ADM 173/20343
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.