HMS Byron was a British Captain class frigate (US built as a Buckley class escort) of World War II. Named after Vice-Admiral The Honourable John Byron whose frequent encounters with bad weather in ensuing years won him the sobriquet, “Foul Weather Jack”. Commanding Officers were Lt K C L Southcombe RN October 1943 and Lt J Burfield RN February 1945.
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