HMS Dominica (K507)

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HMS Dominica in February 1944
History
United States
NameHarman (PG-187)
NamesakeBritish name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
ReclassifiedPatrol frigate, PF-79, 15 April 1943
BuilderWalsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down27 July 1943[1]
RenamedDominica, 1943
NamesakeDominica
Launched14 September 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Andrew D. Manchester
CommissionedNever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 25 January 1944
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 23 April 1946
FateSold 27 March 1947 for scrapping
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Dominica (K507)
NamesakeDominica
Acquired25 January 1944
Commissioned25 January 1944
Decommissioned1945[2]
FateReturned to United States, 23 April 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeColony-class frigate/Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 × boilers
  • 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each
  • 2 shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement190
Armament

The fourth HMS Dominica (K507) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom which served in the Royal Navy during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Harman (PF-79) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

Construction and acquisition[edit]

The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-187, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Harman. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-79, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 27 July 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Dominica by the British prior to launching and was launched on 14 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Andrew D. Manchester.

Service history[edit]

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 25 January 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Dominica (K507) on patrol and escort duty until 1945.[2]

Disposal[edit]

The United Kingdom returned Dominica to the U.S. Navy on 23 April 1946. She was sold to the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania, on 27 March 1947 for scrapping.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507)
  2. ^ a b According to uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507), Dominica is not listed as an active unit on the October 1945 Navy List, strongly implying that the Royal Navy decommissioned her sometime earlier that year.

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