History | |
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United States | |
Name | Patton |
Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-87, 15 April 1943 |
Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
Laid down | 29 September 1943 |
Renamed | Sarawak, 1943 |
Namesake | Sarawak |
Launched | 25 October 1943 |
Identification | PG-195 |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom, 7 February 1944 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom, 31 May 1946 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1947 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Sarawak |
Namesake | Sarawak |
Commissioned | 7 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number: K591 |
Fate | Returned to United States, 31 May 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 Sarawak (K591) 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 Patton (PF-87) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-195, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Patton. She was reclassified as a " patrol frigate," PF-87, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 September 1943. [1] [Note 1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Sarawak by the British prior to launching[ citation needed] and was launched on 25 October 1943. [3] She was completed on 7 February 1944. [1]
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 7 February 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Sarawak (K591) [1] [Note 2] until decommissioned in 1945. [4]
The United Kingdom returned Sarawak to the U.S. Navy on 31 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947. [1]
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Patton |
Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-87, 15 April 1943 |
Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
Laid down | 29 September 1943 |
Renamed | Sarawak, 1943 |
Namesake | Sarawak |
Launched | 25 October 1943 |
Identification | PG-195 |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom, 7 February 1944 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom, 31 May 1946 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1947 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Sarawak |
Namesake | Sarawak |
Commissioned | 7 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 1945 |
Identification | Pennant number: K591 |
Fate | Returned to United States, 31 May 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 |
|
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
Armament |
|
HMS Sarawak (K591) 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 Patton (PF-87) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-195, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Patton. She was reclassified as a " patrol frigate," PF-87, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 September 1943. [1] [Note 1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Sarawak by the British prior to launching[ citation needed] and was launched on 25 October 1943. [3] She was completed on 7 February 1944. [1]
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 7 February 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Sarawak (K591) [1] [Note 2] until decommissioned in 1945. [4]
The United Kingdom returned Sarawak to the U.S. Navy on 31 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947. [1]