Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | Frigate |
Class | Captain |
Pennant | K 514 |
Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 9 Jul 1943 |
Launched | 13 Aug 1943 |
Commissioned | 3 Nov 1943 |
Lost | 8 Jun 1944 |
Loss position | 49° 26'N, 0° 24'W |
History | Assigned USN penant DE 516 but not named. HMS Lawford (A/Lt.Cdr. Malcolm Guy Morris, DSC, RNR) was sunk on 8 June, 1944 off Normandy by German aircraft while serving as headquarters ship. |
Former name | DE 516 |
Commands listed for HMS Lawford (K 514)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Sydney Ayles, RNR | 3 Nov 1943 | 14 Jan 1944 |
2 | Lt. Malcolm Guy Morris, DSC, RD, RNR | 14 Jan 1944 | 8 Jun 1944 |
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