The name Berry was originally assigned to the Evarts-class destroyer escort, BDE-14, laid down on 28 February 1942. When that ship was retained by the United States Navy and renamed Doherty(DE-14), the name was transferred to another ship.
The new Berry (BDE-3) was laid down on 22 September 1942 by the Boston Navy Yard, launched on 23 November 1942, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 15 March 1943.
Service historyEdit
During World War II, HMS Berry operated in the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay in 1943 and 1944. After the war, Berry was returned to the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 2 February 1946. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1946, and she was sold to the North American Smelting Co., of Philadelphia. That firm took possession of her on 9 November 1946 and completed her scrapping on 4 November 1948.
Photo gallery of HMS Berry at NavSource Naval History
October 18, 2023
berry, k312, captain, class, frigate, built, united, states, evarts, class, destroyer, escort, transferred, royal, navy, under, terms, lend, lease, which, served, second, world, named, after, rear, admiral, edward, berry, 1768, 1831, berry, lefthistoryunited, . HMS Berry K312 was a Captain class frigate built in the United States as a Evarts class destroyer escort and transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend Lease which served in the Second World War She was named after Rear Admiral Sir Edward Berry 1768 1831 Berry on the leftHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS BerryBuilderBoston Navy Yard Boston MassachusettsLaid down22 September 1942Launched23 November 1942Commissioned15 March 1943Stricken12 March 1946FateReturned to the USN 2 February 1946 Sold for scrapping 9 November 1946General characteristicsTypeCaptain class frigateDisplacement1 140 long tons 1 158 t Length289 ft 5 in 88 21 m Beam35 ft 1 in 10 69 m Draught10 ft 6 in 3 20 m Propulsion4 General Motors Model 16 278A diesel engines with electric drive 6 000 shp 4 474 kW 2 screwsSpeed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Range5 000 nmi 9 300 km at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement156Armament3 single 3 50 Mk 22 dual purpose guns 1 twin 40 mm AA gun 10 20 mm AA guns 1 Hedgehog anti submarine mortar 4 depth charge projectors 2 depth charge tracksThe name Berry was originally assigned to the Evarts class destroyer escort BDE 14 laid down on 28 February 1942 When that ship was retained by the United States Navy and renamed Doherty DE 14 the name was transferred to another ship The new Berry BDE 3 was laid down on 22 September 1942 by the Boston Navy Yard launched on 23 November 1942 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 15 March 1943 Service history EditDuring World War II HMS Berry operated in the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay in 1943 and 1944 After the war Berry was returned to the U S Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 2 February 1946 Her name was struck from the Navy list on 12 March 1946 and she was sold to the North American Smelting Co of Philadelphia That firm took possession of her on 9 November 1946 and completed her scrapping on 4 November 1948 References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links EditPhoto gallery of HMS Berry at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Berry amp oldid 1072014598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
