HMS Montserrat (K586)
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Hornby |
Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-82, 15 April 1943 |
Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
Laid down | 28 August 1943[1] |
Renamed | Monsterrat, 1943 |
Namesake | Montserrat |
Launched | 27 September 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Harry Gray |
Commissioned | never |
Identification | PG-190 |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom, 31 August 1944 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 11 June 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 30 November 1947 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Montserrat |
Namesake | Montserrat |
Acquired | 31 August 1944 |
Commissioned | 31 August 1944[1] |
Identification | K586 |
Fate | Returned to United States 11 June 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Colony/Tacoma-class patrol frigate |
Displacement | 1,264 long tons (1,284 t) |
Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
Armament |
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HMS Montserrat (K586) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hornby (PF-82) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition[]
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-190, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Hornby. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-82, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 28 August 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Montserrat by the British prior to launching and was launched on 27 September 1943.
Service history[]
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 31 August 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Montserrat (K586) on patrol and escort duty.
Disposal[]
The United Kingdom returned Montserrat to the U.S. Navy on 11 June 1946. She was sold to the of Quincy, Massachusetts, on 30 November 1947 for scrapping.
References[]
Notes[]
Bibliography[]
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Navsource Online: Frigate Photo Archive HMS Montserrat (K 586) ex-Hornby ex-PF-82 ex-PG-190
External links[]
- 1943 ships
- Ships built in Providence, Rhode Island
- Tacoma-class frigates
- Colony-class frigates
- World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States
- World War II frigates of the United Kingdom