After her return to U.S. Navy custody, she was sold to Argentina and served in the Argentine Navy (Armada de la Republica Argentina) as a frigate under the names ARA Trinidad (P-34) and ARA Santísima Trinidad (P-34) from 1948 to 1962. After a refit she then served as a survey ship as ARA Augusto Lasserre (Q-9) from 1963 to 1969.
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 31 December 1943,[5] the ship was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Caicos (K505) – sources claim that she was partially funded by the Turks and Caicos Islands colony, after part of which she was named[2] – on either 31 December 1943[1] or 2 January 1944.[2]
Uniquely among all World War II frigates,[1]Caicos was fitted to perform aircraft direction duties. The Royal Navy originally intended to send her to the Indian Ocean, but instead assigned her to duty in the North Sea, where she attempted to detect German V-1 flying bombs during their flights toward targets in Great Britain.[1][6] Two members of her crew died during her war service.[7]
Disposal and transfer to Argentina
The United Kingdom returned Caicos to the U.S. Navy on 12 December 1945.[8] The U.S. Navy then transferred her for disposal to the U.S. Maritime Commission, which sold her in June 1946 to the N. B. Wolcott firm of New York City for scrapping. However the plans to scrap her were cancelled and she was resold to Argentina on 6 July 1947. Thus, although many Tacoma-class patrol frigates served in foreign navies after completing their U.S. Navy service, Caicos became the only Colony-class frigate to serve in another navy after completing her British service.[9]
The ship was incorporated into the Argentine Navy on 4 August 1947, and assigned the name ARA Trinidad (P-34) in memory of ARA Santísima Trinidad, an Argentine Navy brigantine of 1815–1816 that saw action in the Argentine War of Independence. Commander (S)[10] D. Rodolfo A. Muzzio initiated a campaign to assign the full name Santísima Trinidad to her, and she became ARA Santísima Trinidad (P-34) on 3 October 1950.[11]
Santísima Trinidad served as part of the Frigate Force of the Sea Fleet from 1948 until 1960. During this time she operated in the South Atlantic Ocean, participating in annual fleet exercises, especially the antisubmarine warfare exercises she was designed for. In 1948–1949 she participated in the 11th Antarctic Campaign. In 1959, she participated in Operation Neptune II, and received a battle honour[12] from Vicario General Castrense and Cardenal D. Antonio Caggiano on 8 December 1960.[why?] She then went into reserve from 1961 to 1962.[11]
According to Janes Fighting Ships, her armament in Argentine service as Santísima Trinidad consisted of two 105 mm (4.1 in) guns, eight 40 mm antiaircraft guns, 1 Hedgehog antisubmarine mortar, and six depth charge throwers.[8]Conway's states that she had four 47 mm antiaircraft guns instead of eight 40 mm antiaircraft guns.[13]
Survey ship, 1963–1969
Starting in 1962, Río Santiago Shipyard (AFNE) converted Santísima Trinidad into a survey ship.[14] The conversion included disarming her, installing eight specialised cabinets, nine probe basins, and a helicopter landing platform, as well as a general refit.[14] She was reclassified as a survey vessel (in SpanishBuque de Investigacion) and renamed ARA Comodoro Augusto Lasserre (Q-9),[8][14] There was a spelling error in the original decree, which called her "Laserre" instead of "Lasserre"; this was corrected in 1964.[14]
She was recommissioned as a survey ship on 27 January 1964.[14] She undertook hydrographic surveys each year from 1964 to 1968. In 1968 she ran aground near Lion Island (Isla Leones) in the Palmer Archipelago during a storm. After she was refloated, she was inspected at Puerto Belgrano, and it was recommended that she be taken out of service. She was struck from the navy list on 20 February 1969. Her decommissioning ceremony was in March 1969,[14] and she was sold for scrapping in 1971.[11][13][14]
^ abcTimes of the Islands, the International Magazine of the Turks & Caicos Islands, Summer 2007
^According to uboat.net HMS Caicos (K 505), Caicos 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.
^ abShip building history Walsh-Kaiser Company, Inc.
^Visit Grand Turk – History of the Turks and Caicos Islands
^Act/Yeoman of Signals Leslie A Russell, C/JX 298130, was listed as killed on Friday, 30 June 1944, per Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, 1922–present, researched & compiled by Don Kindell – 15–30 June 1944; Act/Able Seaman William A Sewell, C/JX 406285, was listed as died during war service on Friday, 23 February 1945, per Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies, 1922–present, researched & compiled by Don Kindell – February 1945
^See the list of fates of Colony-class frigates and Tacoma-class patrol frigates at Gardiner, Robert, ed., Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946, New York: Mayflower Books, 1980, ISBN0-8317-0303-2, pp. 62, 148-149, and the fates of Colony-class frigates and Tacoma-class patrol frigates listed at Navsource Patrol Frigate (PF) Index.
^Capitan de Fragata Contador has been translated into English as "Commander(S)", the S standing for "Supply and Services". Before 26 October 1944 this rank was known in English as "Paymaster Commander".
NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive – HMS Caicos (K 505), ex-Hannam (PF 77), ex-PG-185 Has photos of her as Caicos, as Santísima Trinidad and disarmed as Comodoro Augusto Lasserre.
Histarmar. "FRAGATA "SANTISIMA TRINIDAD" 1948" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Histarmar. "Buque de Investigaciones A.R.A. "Comodoro Lasserre" 1963-1969 Q-9" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2016.
January 30, 2023
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HMS Caicos was a Colony class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II She was originally ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma class patrol frigate USS Hannam and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion It was named after the Caicos Islands HMS Caicos on 27 March 1945 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS HannamNamesakeBritish name assigned in anticipation of ship s transfer to United KingdomReclassifiedPatrol frigate PF 77 15 April 1943BuilderWalsh Kaiser Company Providence Rhode IslandLaid down23 April 1943 1 RenamedCaicos 1943NamesakeThe Caicos IslandsLaunched6 September 1943CommissionedneverIdentificationPG 185FateTransferred to United Kingdom 31 December 1943AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 12 December 1945FateSold for scrapping June 1946 Scrapping cancelled Resold to Argentina 6 July 1947United KingdomNameHMS CaicosNamesakeThe Caicos IslandsAcquired31 December 1943Commissioned31 December 1943 1 or 2 January 1944 2 Decommissioned1945 3 IdentificationK505FateReturned to United States 12 December 1945ArgentinaNameARA TrinidadNamesakeARA Santisima Trinidad an Argentine brigantine which saw prominent action in 1815 1816 during the Argentine War of Independence 4 Acquired6 July 1947Commissioned1948IdentificationP 34RenamedARA Santisima Trinidad P 34 3 October 1950NamesakeARA Santisima Trinidad of 1815 1816DecommissionedPlaced in reserve 1961 1962Honours andawardsBattle honor 8 December 1960RenamedComodoro Augusto Laserre Q 9 1963NamesakeAugusto Lasserre 1826 1906 Argentine Navy officerReclassifiedBuque de Investigacion survey vessel 1963Recommissioned27 January 1964RenamedComodoro Augusto Lasserre Q 9 1964NamesakeCorrected spelling of Augusto Lasserre Stricken20 February 1969DecommissionedMarch 1969FateSold for scrapping 1971General characteristicsClass and typeColony class frigateDisplacement1 430 tons standard 2 415 tons deep loadLength285 5 ft 87 0 m waterline 304 0 ft 92 7 m overall Beam37 5 ft 11 4 m Draught13 75 ft 4 19 m PropulsionTriple expansion 2 3 drum type boilers 2 shafts5 500 ihp 4 100 kW Speed20 3 knots 37 6 km h on first trials 19 knots 35 km h by 1963 Range7 800 nmi 14 400 km at 12 knots 22 km h 700 tons oilComplement175 as frigate 100 as survey vesselArmament2 105 mm 4 1 inch L45 Bofors DP guns 8 40 mm AA guns 2 2 4 1 1 Hedgehog 6 Depth charge throwers 2 TracksAfter her return to U S Navy custody she was sold to Argentina and served in the Argentine Navy Armada de la Republica Argentina as a frigate under the names ARA Trinidad P 34 and ARA Santisima Trinidad P 34 from 1948 to 1962 After a refit she then served as a survey ship as ARA Augusto Lasserre Q 9 from 1963 to 1969 Contents 1 Construction and acquisition 2 Service history 2 1 Royal Navy World War II 1943 1945 2 2 Disposal and transfer to Argentina 2 3 Argentine Navy 1947 1970 2 3 1 Frigate 1948 1960 2 3 2 Survey ship 1963 1969 3 References 4 External linksConstruction and acquisition EditOriginally designated a patrol gunboat she was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a U S Navy contract as Type S2 S2 AQ1 hull number 1659 and named USS Hannam She was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 77 on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh Kaiser Company 5 at Providence Rhode Island on 23 April 1943 1 Intended for transfer to the Royal Navy the ship was renamed Caicos by the British before being launched on 6 September 1943 citation needed Service history EditRoyal Navy World War II 1943 1945 Edit Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend Lease on 31 December 1943 5 the ship was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Caicos K505 sources claim that she was partially funded by the Turks and Caicos Islands colony after part of which she was named 2 on either 31 December 1943 1 or 2 January 1944 2 Uniquely among all World War II frigates 1 Caicos was fitted to perform aircraft direction duties The Royal Navy originally intended to send her to the Indian Ocean but instead assigned her to duty in the North Sea where she attempted to detect German V 1 flying bombs during their flights toward targets in Great Britain 1 6 Two members of her crew died during her war service 7 Disposal and transfer to Argentina Edit The United Kingdom returned Caicos to the U S Navy on 12 December 1945 8 The U S Navy then transferred her for disposal to the U S Maritime Commission which sold her in June 1946 to the N B Wolcott firm of New York City for scrapping However the plans to scrap her were cancelled and she was resold to Argentina on 6 July 1947 Thus although many Tacoma class patrol frigates served in foreign navies after completing their U S Navy service Caicos became the only Colony class frigate to serve in another navy after completing her British service 9 Argentine Navy 1947 1970 Edit For other ships with the same name see ARA Santisima Trinidad Frigate 1948 1960 Edit The ship was incorporated into the Argentine Navy on 4 August 1947 and assigned the name ARA Trinidad P 34 in memory of ARA Santisima Trinidad an Argentine Navy brigantine of 1815 1816 that saw action in the Argentine War of Independence Commander S 10 D Rodolfo A Muzzio initiated a campaign to assign the full name Santisima Trinidad to her and she became ARA Santisima Trinidad P 34 on 3 October 1950 11 Santisima Trinidad served as part of the Frigate Force of the Sea Fleet from 1948 until 1960 During this time she operated in the South Atlantic Ocean participating in annual fleet exercises especially the antisubmarine warfare exercises she was designed for In 1948 1949 she participated in the 11th Antarctic Campaign In 1959 she participated in Operation Neptune II and received a battle honour 12 from Vicario General Castrense and Cardenal D Antonio Caggiano on 8 December 1960 why She then went into reserve from 1961 to 1962 11 According to Janes Fighting Ships her armament in Argentine service as Santisima Trinidad consisted of two 105 mm 4 1 in guns eight 40 mm antiaircraft guns 1 Hedgehog antisubmarine mortar and six depth charge throwers 8 Conway s states that she had four 47 mm antiaircraft guns instead of eight 40 mm antiaircraft guns 13 Survey ship 1963 1969 Edit Starting in 1962 Rio Santiago Shipyard AFNE converted Santisima Trinidad into a survey ship 14 The conversion included disarming her installing eight specialised cabinets nine probe basins and a helicopter landing platform as well as a general refit 14 She was reclassified as a survey vessel in Spanish Buque de Investigacion and renamed ARA Comodoro Augusto Lasserre Q 9 8 14 There was a spelling error in the original decree which called her Laserre instead of Lasserre this was corrected in 1964 14 She was recommissioned as a survey ship on 27 January 1964 14 She undertook hydrographic surveys each year from 1964 to 1968 In 1968 she ran aground near Lion Island Isla Leones in the Palmer Archipelago during a storm After she was refloated she was inspected at Puerto Belgrano and it was recommended that she be taken out of service She was struck from the navy list on 20 February 1969 Her decommissioning ceremony was in March 1969 14 and she was sold for scrapping in 1971 11 13 14 References Edit a b c d e f uboat net HMS Caicos K 505 a b c Times of the Islands the International Magazine of the Turks amp Caicos Islands Summer 2007 According to uboat net HMS Caicos K 505 Caicos 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 Page 6 Janes Fighting Ships 1963 64 a b Ship building history Walsh Kaiser Company Inc Visit Grand Turk History of the Turks and Caicos Islands Act Yeoman of Signals Leslie A Russell C JX 298130 was listed as killed on Friday 30 June 1944 per Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies 1922 present researched amp compiled by Don Kindell 15 30 June 1944 Act Able Seaman William A Sewell C JX 406285 was listed as died during war service on Friday 23 February 1945 per Casualty Lists of the Royal Navy and Dominion Navies 1922 present researched amp compiled by Don Kindell February 1945 a b c Page 7 Janes Fighting Ships 1963 64 See the list of fates of Colony class frigates and Tacoma class patrol frigates at Gardiner Robert ed Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1922 1946 New York Mayflower Books 1980 ISBN 0 8317 0303 2 pp 62 148 149 and the fates of Colony class frigates and Tacoma class patrol frigates listed at Navsource Patrol Frigate PF Index Capitan de Fragata Contador has been translated into English as Commander S the S standing for Supply and Services Before 26 October 1944 this rank was known in English as Paymaster Commander a b c Fragata Santisima Trinidad 1948 Pabellon de combate has been translated as battle honour a b Page 9 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1947 1995 a b c d e f g Historia y Arqueologia Maritima Buque de Investigaciones A R A Comodoro Lasserre 1963 1969 Q 9External links Edit World War II portal United Kingdom portal War portal Argentina portalA photo of Comodoro Augusto Lasserre Q 9 taken in 1965 it shows that she had been disarmed Photographer Robert Hirst NavSource Online Frigate Photo Archive HMS Caicos K 505 ex Hannam PF 77 ex PG 185 Has photos of her as Caicos as Santisima Trinidad and disarmed as Comodoro Augusto Lasserre Histarmar FRAGATA SANTISIMA TRINIDAD 1948 in Spanish Retrieved 2 October 2016 Histarmar Buque de Investigaciones A R A Comodoro Lasserre 1963 1969 Q 9 in Spanish Retrieved 2 October 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Caicos K505 amp oldid 1135224567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
