Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 6 July 1944, the ship was commissioned by the Royal Navy on 7 July 1944[1] as HMS Pitcairn (K589). She served on patrol and escort duty.
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The United Kingdom returned Pitcairn to the U.S. Navy on 11 June 1946. She was stricken from the U.S. Naval Vessel Register on 3 July 1946 and transferred for disposal to the U.S. Maritime Commission, which sold her to the John J. Duane Company of Quincy, Massachusetts, on 5 November 1947 for scrapping.
pitcairn, k589, colony, class, frigate, united, kingdom, that, served, during, world, originally, ordered, united, states, navy, tacoma, class, patrol, frigate, pilford, transferred, royal, navy, prior, completion, historyunited, statesnameuss, piflordnamesake. HMS Pitcairn K589 was a Colony class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma class patrol frigate USS Pilford PF 85 and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS PiflordNamesakeBritish name assigned in anticipation of ship s transfer to United KingdomReclassifiedPatrol frigate PF 85 15 April 1943BuilderWalsh Kaiser Company Providence Rhode IslandLaid down14 September 1943 1 RenamedPitcairn 1943NamesakeThe Pitcairn IslandsLaunched15 October 1943CommissionedneverIdentificationPG 193FateTransferred to United Kingdom 6 July 1944AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 11 June 1946Stricken3 July 1946FateSold for scrapping 5 November 1947United KingdomNameHMS PitcairnNamesakePitcairn IslandAcquired6 July 1944Commissioned7 July 1944 1 IdentificationPennant number K589FateReturned to United States 11 June 1946General characteristicsClass and typeColony Tacoma class patrol frigateDisplacement1 264 long tons 1 284 t Length303 ft 11 in 92 63 m Beam37 ft 6 in 11 43 m Draft13 ft 8 in 4 17 m Propulsion3 boilers 2 turbines 5 500 shp 4 100 kW each 2 shaftsSpeed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Complement190Armament3 single 3 in 76 mm 50 cal AA guns 2 twin 40 mm guns 9 single 20 mm 1 Hedgehog anti submarine mortar 8 Y gun depth charge projectors 2 depth charge racks Contents 1 Construction and acquisition 2 Service history 3 Disposal 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksConstruction and acquisition editThe ship originally designated a patrol gunboat PG 193 was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a U S Navy contract as USS Pilford She was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 85 on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh Kaiser Company at Providence Rhode Island on 14 September 1943 1 Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom the ship was renamed Pitcairn by the British prior to launching and was launched on 15 October 1943 Service history editTransferred to the United Kingdom under Lend Lease on 6 July 1944 the ship was commissioned by the Royal Navy on 7 July 1944 1 as HMS Pitcairn K589 She served on patrol and escort duty Disposal editThe United Kingdom returned Pitcairn to the U S Navy on 11 June 1946 She was stricken from the U S Naval Vessel Register on 3 July 1946 and transferred for disposal to the U S Maritime Commission which sold her to the John J Duane Company of Quincy Massachusetts on 5 November 1947 for scrapping References editNotes edit a b c d uboat net HMS Pitcairn K 589 Bibliography edit This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Navsource Online Frigate Photo Archive HMS Pitcairn K 589 ex Pilford ex PF 85 ex PG 193External links editPhoto gallery of USS Pilford and HMS Pitcairn nbsp United Kingdom portal nbsp World War II portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Pitcairn amp oldid 1151681191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
