Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 12 August 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Tobago (K585) on patrol and escort duty until 1945.[2]
Disposal
The United Kingdom returned Tobago to the U.S. Navy on 13 May 1946. She subsequently was sold to the Boston Metals Company of Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping, but her scrapping was cancelled and in 1950 she was resold to Khedivial Mail Lines of Alexandria, Egypt, for use as a civilian passenger vessel. She was sunk as a blockship in the Suez Canal in 1956.
^ abAccording to uboat.net HMS Tobago (K 585), Tobago 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.
tobago, k585, other, ships, with, same, name, tobago, fourth, hong, kong, colony, class, frigate, united, kingdom, which, served, royal, navy, during, world, originally, ordered, united, states, navy, tacoma, class, patrol, frigate, holmes, transferred, royal,. For other ships with the same name see HMS Tobago The fourth HMS Tobago K585 ex Hong Kong was a Colony class frigate of the United Kingdom which served in the Royal Navy during World War II She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma class patrol frigate USS Holmes PF 81 and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion HistoryUnited StatesNameHolmesNamesakeA British name assigned in anticipation of delivery of the ship to the United KingdomReclassifiedPatrol frigate PF 81 15 April 1943BuilderWalsh Kaiser Company Providence Rhode IslandLaid down17 August 1943 1 RenamedHong Kong 1943NamesakeHong KongRenamedTobago 1943NamesakeTobagoLaunched27 September 1943Sponsored byMrs D W AmbridgeCommissionedneverIdentificationPG 189FateTransferred to the United Kingdom 12 August 1944AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 13 May 1946FateSold for scrapping Scrapping canceled Resold 1950 for use as civilian passenger ship Sunk as block ship 1956United KingdomNameHMS TobagoNamesakeTobagoAcquired12 August 1944Commissioned12 August 1944Decommissioned1945 2 IdentificationK585FateReturned to United States 13 May 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 inch 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 Citatioms and references 5 External linksConstruction and acquisition EditThe ship originally designated a patrol gunboat PG 189 was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Holmes She was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 81 on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh Kaiser Company at Providence Rhode Island on 17 August 1943 1 Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom the ship was first renamed Hong Kong and then Tobago by the British prior to launching and was launched on 27 September 1943 sponsored by Mrs D W Ambridge of Ottawa Ontario Canada Service history EditTransferred to the United Kingdom under Lend Lease on 12 August 1944 the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Tobago K585 on patrol and escort duty until 1945 2 Disposal EditThe United Kingdom returned Tobago to the U S Navy on 13 May 1946 She subsequently was sold to the Boston Metals Company of Baltimore Maryland for scrapping but her scrapping was cancelled and in 1950 she was resold to Khedivial Mail Lines of Alexandria Egypt for use as a civilian passenger vessel She was sunk as a blockship in the Suez Canal in 1956 Citatioms and references EditCitations a b uboat net HMS Tobago K 585 a b According to uboat net HMS Tobago K 585 Tobago 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 References 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 Tobago K 585 ex Hong Kong ex Holmes ex PF 81 ex PG 189External links EditPhoto gallery of USS Holmes and HMS Tobago United Kingdom portal War portal World War II portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Tobago K585 amp oldid 1090541715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
