HMS Balfour K464 (DE 73)
Buckley Class
Named after Captain Balfour of the Conqueror at the battle of the Saints.
- Laid Down
- 19th April 1943 at Bethlehem Steel, Hingham, MA.
- Launched
- 10th July 1943
- Commissioned
- 7th October 1943
- Date returned to US Navy
- 25th October 1945
- Fate
- Sold 28th October 1946 Broken up for scrap.
- Commanding Officers
- Commanding Officers Lt Cdr C D B Coventry RN on commissioning, Commander C Gwinner took over as SO
1st EG after loss of Affleck
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