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Name | USS Hoste |
Namesake | Captain Sir William Hoste (1780-1826), British naval officer (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-83, 15 April 1943 |
Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
Laid down | 7 September 1943[1] |
Renamed | Nyasaland, 1943 |
Namesake | Nyasaland (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
Launched | 6 October 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. William A. Cahir |
Commissioned | never |
Identification | PG-191 |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom, 31 July 1944 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 15 April 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 10 November 1947 |
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Name | HMS Nyasaland |
Namesake | Nyasaland |
Acquired | 31 July 1944 |
Commissioned | 31 July 1944[1] |
Identification | Pennant number: K587 |
Fate | Returned to United States 15 April 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) |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
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HMS Nyasaland (K587) 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 Hoste (PF-83) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-191, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Hoste. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-83, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 7 September 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Nyasaland by the British prior to launching and was launched on 6 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. William A. Cahir.
Service history
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 31 July 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Nyasaland (K587) on patrol and escort duty. On 17 December 1944, she sank the German submarine U-772 with depth charges in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Cork, Ireland, at 51°16′N 008°05′W / 51.267°N 8.083°W. On 4 February 1945, she shared credit with the British frigates Loch Scavaig, Papua, and Loch Shin for sinking the German submarine U-1014 in a depth-charge attack in the North Channel off Malin Head, Ireland, at 55°17′N 006°45′W / 55.283°N 6.750°W. On 2 March 1945, she rescued 42 survivors of the British merchant ship SS King Edgar, which the German submarine U-1302 had sunk in St. George's Channel at 52°05′N 005°42′W / 52.083°N 5.700°W.[1]
Disposal
The United Kingdom returned Nyasaland to the U.S. Navy on 15 April 1946. She was sold to the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania, on 10 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 Nyasaland (K 587) ex-Hoste ex-PF-82 ex-PG-191
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