Name HMS Zest Laid down 21 July 1942 Length 111 m | Ordered 12 February 1942 Commissioned 12 July 1944 Launched 14 October 1943 | |
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Converted Type 15 frigate 1954 - 1956 Identification Pennant number R02/F102 Builder John I. Thornycroft & Company | ||
HMS Zest was a Z-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II.
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Post war service
Between September and November 1945 Zest was refitted at Leith. Between August 1946 and February 1947 she was part of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, as part of the Home Fleet. From July 1947 until February 1948 she was used for Torpoedo training at Portsmouth.
From September 1952 until February 1954 she was in reserve at Chatham Dockyard. Between 1954 and 1956 she was converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate at Chatham Dockyard. She was also allocated the new pennant number F102, changing from its initial R02. She was the only Z-class destroyer to be converted into a Type 15 frigate.
Between 1956 an 1958 she was leader of the 3rd Training Squadron. From 1958 until 1961 she was part of the 4th Frigate Squadron. In 1961 she had a refit at Malta. During 1964 to 1968 she served in the Far East with 24th Escort Squadron. In 1967, while in the West Indies, Zest was deployed at St Vincent during local election period as a precaution.
Decommissioning and disposal
In July 1968 she paid off into Reserve at Plymouth. In 1969 she was placed on the Disposal List and sold to BISCO for demolition by Arnott Young at Dalmuir on the Clyde. Whilst on tow by the tug Bustler the ship broke away from tow. After re-connection she arrived at the breakers on 18 July 1970.