| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 310 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Nov 1941 |
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 13 Feb 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 1. Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945. |
| Former name | DE 1 |
Commands listed for HMS Bayntun (K 310)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Richard Charles Leslie Lazenby, RNVR | 12 Jan 1943 | 19 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Treasure Jones, RD, RNR | 19 Jun 1943 | 29 Aug 1943 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. James Hutchinson Wright, RNR | 2 Sep 1943 | 15 Dec 1943 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Leo Patrick Bourke, RNZNR | 15 Dec 1943 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bayntun include:
20 Jun 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. J.A.R. Troup, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. J.T. Jones, RD, RNR) and another vessel [unable to read the name in the log of H 32]. (1)
8 Jan 1944
German U-boat U-757 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50°33'N, 18°03'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, RNZNR) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Camrose (A/T/Lt.Cdr. L.R. Pavillard, RCNR).
23 Mar 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Kilbride (Lt. H.O. L’Estrange, DSC, RNR), HMS Helmsdale (Cdr. C.W. McMullen, RN), HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Wright, RD, RNR), an unidentified vessel (unable to read the name in the log of HrMs O 9) and HMS Clover (Lt. T.E. Fanshawe, DSC, RNR). (2)
3 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-327 was sunk in the Norwegian Sea north-west of Bergen, in position 61°21'N, 02°00'E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR), HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR).
14 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-989 was sunk in the Norwegian Sea north of the Shetland Islands, in position 61°36'N, 01°35'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR), HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN), HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Loch Dunvegan (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR).
17 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-1278 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, Norway in position 61°32'N, 01°36'E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR).
4 Mar 1945
HMS Uproar (Lt. J.N. Devlin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR). (3)
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Sources
- ADM 173/17771
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/20181
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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