Transferred to the Mothball Fleet in August 1945 amongst dozens of others at Hartlepool but not for long
7th Feb 46 After disarming and a refit in Portsmouth Fleetwood then became a Radar and Radio Trials ship working for the Admiralty Radar Establishment She was continually changing her radar suite and trying out new technology. She was painted in two different colours until repainted as U47 (see below) She took part in two Fleet Reviews. King George VI 1946 and Queen Elizabeth II 1953
Fleetwood shows the flag as F47 in 1954 at St Malo (left)
and as U47 in 1946 at Stavangar Norway
(right)
Fleetwood on her daily trip into the English Channel