| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 311 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Nov 1941 |
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 27 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18 Feb 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 2. Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945. |
| Former name | DE 2 |
Commands listed for HMS Bazely (K 311)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Jeffry Vanstone Brock, RCNVR | 18 Feb 1943 | 2 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. (retired) Jack Winston Cooper, RNR | 2 Aug 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Bazely include:
9 Aug 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. R.H. Bull, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Stork (Cdr.(Retd.) G.W.E. Castens, RN), HMS Bazely (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Brock, RCNVR), HMS Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. L.T. Sly, RD, RNR) and HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN). (1)
23 Nov 1943
German U-boat U-648 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 42°40'N, 20°37'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Brock, RCNVR), HMS Blackwood (Cdr. E. Chavasse, RN) and HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN).
25 Nov 1943
German U-boat U-600 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 40°31'N, 22°07'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Brock, RCNVR), and HMS Blackwood (Lt.Cdr. L.T. Sly, RD, RNR).
17 Aug 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. R.A.A.C. Ward, DSC, RN) conducted practice attacks on HMS Bazely (A/Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.W. Cooper, RNR). These were followed by special exercises with aircraft. (2)
24 Aug 1944
HrMs O 10 (Lt. S.H. de Boer, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Bazely (A/Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.W. Cooper, RNR), HMS Calder (T/A/Lt.Cdr. E. Playne, RNVR) and HMS Pasley (Lt. P.G.R. Mitchell, RN). (3)
21 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-636 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, in position 55°50'N, 10°31'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bazely (A/Lt.Cdr. J.W. Cooper, DSC, RNR), HMS Drury (Lt.Cdr. N.J. Parker, RN) and HMS Bentinck (A/Lt.Cdr. P.R.G. Worth, RN).
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Sources
- ADM 173/17927
- ADM 173/19331
- File 2.12.03.6385 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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