Actions
Braithwaite served with both the 3rd and 10th Escort Groups earning battle honours for service in the North Atlantic, English Channel, Normandy 1944, North Foreland and the North Sea.
On 3 February 1945 the submarine U-1279 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61°21′N 02°00′E / 61.35°N 2°E / 61.35; 2, by depth charges from the frigates Braithwaite, Bayntun and Loch Eck. Forty-eight German sailors were killed, and there were no survivors.
On 14 February 1945 the submarine U-989 was sunk off the Faroe Islands, in position 61°36′N 01°35′W / 61.6°N 1.583°W / 61.6; -1.583 by depth charges from the frigates Braithwaite, Bayntun, Loch Eck and Loch Dunvegan. Again there were no survivors, and the entire crew of 47 were killed.
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