HMS Moorsom (K567)

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HMS Morsoom (K567)
HMS Moorsom during World War II
History
United States
Nameunnamed (DE-522)
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down14 August 1943
Launched24 September 1943
Completed10 December 1943
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 10 December 1943
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 25 October 1945
Stricken5 December 1945
Fate
  • Sold for scrapping
  • Scrapping completed 12 July 1946
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
Class and typeCaptain class frigate
NameHMS Moorsman (K567)
NamesakeAdmiral Sir Robert Moorsom (1760-1835), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Revenge at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805[2]
Acquired10 December 1943
Commissioned10 December 1943
Decommissioned25 October 1945[1]
FateReturned to United States 25 October 1945
General characteristics
Displacement1,140 tons
Length289.5 ft (88.2 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Four General Motors 278A 16-cylinder engines
  • GE 7,040 bhp (5,250 kW) generators (4,800 kW)
  • GE electric motors for 6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement156
Sensors and
processing systems
  • SA & SL type radars
  • Type 144 series Asdic
  • MF Direction Finding antenna
  • HF Direction Finding Type FH 4 antenna
Armament
NotesPennant number K567

The second HMS Moorsom (K567) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort DE-522, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.

Construction and transfer[]

The ship was laid down as the unnamed U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-522 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 14 August 1943 and launched on 24 September 1943. The United States transferred her to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 10 December 1943.

Service history[]

The ship was commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Moorsom (K567) under the command of Temporary Lieutenant Gerald Maurice Greenwood, RCNVR,[3] on 10 December 1943 simultaneously with her transfer. She served on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea for the remainder of World War II. In addition, she supported the Allied invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944.

After the conclusion of the war, Moorsom steamed to New York City, arriving there on 16 October 1945. The Royal Navy decommissioned her there on 25 October 1945[1] and returned her to the U.S. Navy the same day.

Disposal[]

After her return, Moorsom remained in the 3rd Naval District. The U.S. Navy struck her from its Naval Vessel Register on 5 December 1945 and soon sold her for scrapping, which was completed on 12 July 1946.

References[]

  1. ^ a b According to uboat.net HMS Moorsom (K 567), the Royal Navy did not carry Moorsom on its July 1945 active list, but the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Moorsom article says that the Royal Navy decommissioned her at New York City on 25 October 1945.
  2. ^ Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Moorsom K567 (DE 522)
  3. ^ uboat.net HMS Moorsom (K 567)

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