Constructed by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. in Massachusetts, and was assigned with the hull number DE-86 but no name. The warship was launched on 29 September 1943 and was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 26 November of that year. She served for three years with the British as HMS Deane, and operated mainly in British waters and escorting Arctic convoys. The frigate was also one of the ships tasked with escorting and overseeing the surrender of German U-boats at the end of the war. She was returned to the US Navy on 4 March 1946, and then sold for scrapping on 7 November 1946.
deane, captain, class, frigate, originally, built, navy, buckley, class, destroyer, escort, before, finished, 1943, transferred, royal, navy, under, terms, lend, lease, service, during, world, historyunited, kingdomnamebuilderbethlehem, hingham, shipyard, mass. HMS Deane was a Captain class frigate originally to be built for the U S Navy as a Buckley class destroyer escort Before she was finished in 1943 she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend Lease and saw service during World War II HistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS DeaneBuilderBethlehem Hingham Shipyard Inc Massachusetts United StatesLaid down30 June 1943Launched29 September 1943Commissioned26 November 1943Out of serviceReturned to US Navy on 4 March 1946IdentificationPennant number K551FateSold for scrapping on 7 November 1946 General characteristicsClass and typeCaptain class frigateDisplacement1 400 long tons 1 422 t Length306 ft 93 m Beam36 75 ft 11 2 m Draught9 ft 2 7 m PropulsionTwo Foster Wheeler Express D type water tube boilers GE 13 500 shp 10 070 kW steam turbines and generators 9 200 kW Electric motors for 12 000 shp 8 900 kW Two shaftsSpeed24 knots 44 km h 28 mph Range5 500 nmi 10 200 km 6 300 mi at 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Complement186Sensors and processing systemsSA amp SL type radars Type 144 series Asdic MF Direction Finding antenna HF Direction Finding Type FH 4 antennaArmament3 3 in 76 mm 50 Mk 22 guns 1 twin Bofors 40 mm mount Mk I 7 16 20 mm Oerlikon guns Mark 10 Hedgehog A S projector Depth charges QF 2 pounder naval gunConstructed by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard Inc in Massachusetts and was assigned with the hull number DE 86 but no name The warship was launched on 29 September 1943 and was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 26 November of that year She served for three years with the British as HMS Deane and operated mainly in British waters and escorting Arctic convoys The frigate was also one of the ships tasked with escorting and overseeing the surrender of German U boats at the end of the war She was returned to the US Navy on 4 March 1946 and then sold for scrapping on 7 November 1946 References EditColledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 HMS Deane at Uboat net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Deane amp oldid 1072013113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
