The ship was assigned the name USS Eisner, the first ship of the name, on 23 February 1943 and laid down as the U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-269 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 7 April 1943.[1] She was launched on 19 May 1943. On 3 September 1943 she was christened by 9-year-old Carol E. Pyne, one of the youngest sponsors in the history of the Boston Navy Yard,[4] and transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease.[1]
Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Domett K473 (DE 269)
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January 01, 1970
domett, other, ships, with, same, name, eisner, k473, british, captain, class, frigate, royal, navy, commission, during, world, originally, constructed, united, states, navy, evarts, class, destroyer, escort, eisner, served, royal, navy, from, 1943, 1946, hist. For other ships with the same name see USS Eisner HMS Domett K473 was a British Captain class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts class destroyer escort USS Eisner DE 269 she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946 History United States NameUSS Eisner DE 269 NamesakeU S Navy Lieutenant junior grade Jacques Rodney Eisner 1918 1942 killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco CA 38 in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942 Ordered25 January 1942 2 BuilderBoston Navy Yard Boston Massachusetts Laid down7 April 1943 1 Launched19 May 1943 1 CommissionedNever FateTransferred to United Kingdom 3 September 1943 AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 5 March 1946 1 FateSold 3 June 1947 for scrapping United Kingdom NameHMS Domett K473 NamesakeAdmiral Sir William Domett 1752 1828 British naval officer who served as commanding officer of HMS Royal George at the Glorious First of June in 1794 3 Acquired3 September 1943 Commissioned3 September 1943 2 FateReturned to United States 5 March 1946 1 General characteristics Displacement1 140 long tons 1 158 t Length289 5 ft 88 2 m Beam35 ft 11 m Draught9 ft 2 7 m PropulsionFour General Motors 278A 16 cylinder engines GE 7 040 bhp 5 250 kW generators 4 800 kW GE electric motors for 6 000 shp 4 500 kW Two shafts Speed20 knots 37 km h Range5 000 nautical miles 9 260 km at 15 knots 28 km h Complement156 Sensors and processing systemsSA amp SL type radars Type 144 series Asdic MF Direction Finding antenna HF Direction Finding Type FH 4 antenna Armament3 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 antisubmarine mortar Depth charges QF 2 pounder naval gun NotesPennant number K473 Contents 1 Construction and transfer 2 Service history 3 Disposal 4 Citations 5 References 6 External linksConstruction and transfer editThe ship was assigned the name USS Eisner the first ship of the name on 23 February 1943 and laid down as the U S Navy destroyer escort DE 269 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston Massachusetts on 7 April 1943 1 She was launched on 19 May 1943 On 3 September 1943 she was christened by 9 year old Carol E Pyne one of the youngest sponsors in the history of the Boston Navy Yard 4 and transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend Lease 1 Service history editCommissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Domett K473 on 3 September 1943 2 simultaneously with her transfer the ship served on patrol and escort duty On 29 June 1944 she joined the British frigates Cooke Duckworth and Essington and a Royal Air Force Liberator aircraft of No 244 Squadron in a depth charge attack that sank the German submarine U 988 in the English Channel west of Guernsey at 49 37 00 N 003 41 00 W 49 61667 N 3 68333 W 49 61667 3 68333 U 988 sunk 2 The Royal Navy returned Domett to the U S Navy on 5 March 1946 1 Disposal editThe United States sold Domett on 3 June 1947 for scrapping Citations edit a b c d e f g Navsource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Eisner DE 269 HMS Domett K 473 a b c d uboat net HMS Dornett K 473 Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Dornett K473 DE 269 New York Times Sept 4 1943 p 14 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Navsource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Eisner DE 269 HMS Domett K 473 uboat net HMS Domett K 473 Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Domett K473 DE 269 External links editPhoto gallery of HMS Domett DE 269 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Domett amp oldid 1197728095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
