Converted	Type 15 frigate Type 15 frigate The Type 15 frigate was a class of British anti-submarine frigates of the Royal Navy. They were conversions based on the hulls of World War II-era destroyers built to the standard War Emergency Programme "utility" design.-History:...  1955 - 1957

HMS Troubridge (R00) was an T-class

S and T class destroyer

The S and T class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were built as two flotillas, known as the 5th and 6th Emergency Flotilla respectively and they served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II.-Design features:The S class, introduced the CP ...

 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

 of the British

United Kingdom

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 Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 that saw service during the Second World War

World War II

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In 1943, she was sent to the Mediterranean, where she performed screening duties for major naval units. HMS Troubridge was one of the units that performed as a screen for HM Cruisers , , , and , in conjunction with Mediterranean Fleet

Mediterranean Fleet

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 destroyers and Motor Torpedo Boat

Motor Torpedo Boat

Motor Torpedo Boat was the name given to fast torpedo boats by the Royal Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy.The capitalised term is generally used for the Royal Navy boats and abbreviated to "MTB"...

s for the surrender of Pantellaria on 10 May 1943. She provided support to offensives on Italian warships, provided anti-aircraft support, and was involved in the Allied effort to land in Sicily, Calabria, and Salerno

Allied invasion of Italy

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. Other notable events involving HMS Troubridge was the sinking of the German submarine U-407. U-407 was sunk in the Mediterranean south of Milos

Milos

Milos , is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete...

, in position 36º27'N, 24º33'E, destroyed by depth charges dropped from HMS Troubridge, , and the Polish destroyer ORP Garland. U-407s sinking also marked the disbandment of the 29th U-boat Flotilla. After the Second World War, she was converted into a Type 15

Type 15 frigate

The Type 15 frigate was a class of British anti-submarine frigates of the Royal Navy. They were conversions based on the hulls of World War II-era destroyers built to the standard War Emergency Programme "utility" design.-History:...

 fast anti-submarine

Anti-submarine warfare

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 frigate

Frigate

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 in 1955, with the new pennant number

Pennant number

In the modern Royal Navy, and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth, ships are identified by pennant numbers...

 F09.

For further details of her post war service, and her link to the BBC Radion Comedy The Navy Lark

The Navy Lark

The Navy Lark was a radio sit-com about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS Troutbridge, based in HMNB Portsmouth, though in series 1 and 2 the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island." In series 2 this island was revealed to be...

follow this Trougbride website link.