with the destroyer that was previously to be named Zebra, under construction at Fairfield's was renamed at the same time. Zebra was launched on 8 March 1944 and completed on 13 October 1944, commissioning the same day. Second World War After commissioning, Zebra underwent a period of working up before joining the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet based at Scapa Flow. Operational duties were delayed by a series of accidents, including a collision with the oiler San Castro on 3 October 1944 and with a jetty at Greenock on 15 October, and the destroyer was under repair at Glasgow from 25 November to 16 December 1944. Duties included screening duty and patrol on the North Western Approaches, along with She escorted a number of Arctic convoys, and other operations in the North Sea and off the coast of Scandinavia. On 1 January 1945, Zebra joined the escort for the Arctic convoy JW63, which had left Loch Ewe in Scotland on 30 December. She remained part of the convoy's outer screen of escorts until it arrived unharmed at the Kola Inlet on 8 January. Zebra again formed part of the return convoy, Convoy RA 63, which left Kola on 11 January and arrived at Loch Ewe on 21 January. Zebra was meant to form part of the escort for the next outbound Arctic convoy, JW 64, but defects forced her to turn back and put into the Faroe Islands. After repair, on 11 February 1945, she formed part of the escort for the escort carriers and during Operation Selenium, a minelaying and anti shipping operation off the coast of Norway. From 26 to 27 February, Zebra reinforced the escort of the UK-bound Arctic convoy RA 64. Zebra underwent repairs and maintenance at Liverpool from 17 March to 15 May 1945. As the war reached its end Zebra was deployed with the Home Fleet to support operations to re-occupy countries previously under German occupation, and this included guardship duties. Postwar After the end of the war Zebra joined the 4th Destroyer Flotilla in which she served until 1947. The vessel was then paid-off and was reduced to reserve status in the Plymouth Reserve Fleet. During 1952 she was with the Harwich Reserve Fleet and returned to Plymouth a year later. Decommissioning and disposal The ship was nominated for conversion to an anti-submarine frigate and her main armament was to be