Second World War service On 19 June 1942
Onslaught was commissioned for service in the
17th Destroyer Flotilla, as part of the Home Fleet. She took part in convoy escort duties throughout the war, including the
Arctic convoys and the
Battle of the Atlantic. She also undertook patrol duties in the
English Channel during the
Normandy landings in 1944.
Postwar service Onslaught remained in commission after
VJ Day and in September 1945 was deployed for training duties at Portsmouth Gunnery School, HMS
Excellent. In December she was detached to take part in
Operation Deadlight, the destruction of surrendered
U-boats in the
Northwestern Approaches. Between 1946 and 1949 she was used as a submarine target ship in the Clyde. The ship was paid off early in 1950 and put on the Disposal List.
Pakistan service She was transferred to the
Pakistan Navy on 3 March 1951 and renamed PNS
Tughril. In 1957 the ship was converted at Liverpool to a Type 16 anti-submarine
frigate and remained on the Active List until 1975. She was scrapped in 1977. ==Notes==