page_title: HMS Ulysses (R69)
section_title: Second World War service
hierarchical_section_title: HMS Ulysses (R69) / Service history / Second World War service
caption_attribution_description: English: Watercolour of HMS Ulysses by Arnold Barlow, May 1944. "Polyarno" (Polyarny), Russia. Barlow was 19 years old, and an Officers' Cook
context_page_description: HMS Ulysses was a U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F17.
context_section_description: On commissioning Ulysses was allocated to the 25th Destroyer Flotilla and worked as part of the Home Fleet; this included work on the Arctic convoys. In June 1944 she assisted with the invasion of Normandy, providing naval gunfire support. In late 1944 and early 1945 she was refitted for service in the Far East and in March 1945 left the UK to join the British Pacific Fleet.  She returned to the UK in 1946 and was soon placed in reserve.
caption: HMS Ulysses by Arnold Barlow - Officers Cook. "Polyarno" (Polyarny), Russia, May 1944.
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