HMS Torrington (K577)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Torrington.
The fourth HMS Torrington (K577) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1944 to 1946.
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United States | |
Name | unnamed (DE-568) |
Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 22 September 1943 |
Launched | 27 November 1943 |
Completed | 18 January 1944 |
Commissioned | never |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 18 January 1944 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 11 June 1946 |
Stricken | 15 October 1946 |
Fate | Sold 26 September 1947 for scrapping |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Torrington (K577) |
Namesake | Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663–1733), commander of the British fleet at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718 |
Acquired | 18 January 1944 |
Commissioned | 18 January 1944 |
Fate | Returned to United States 11 June 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 36.75 ft (11.2 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
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Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
Range | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | 186 |
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Armament |
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Notes | Pennant number K562 |
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