The United Kingdom returned Bahamas to the U.S. Navy on 11 June 1946. She was transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission for disposal and subsequently sold to the John J. Duane Company of Quincy, Massachusetts, for scrapping on 16 December 1947.
^The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting ShipsHotham II article does not provide a namesake, but its Hotham I article for a destroyer escort transferred to the United Kingdom identifies "Hotham" as a British name.
bahamas, other, ships, with, same, name, hotham, k503, colony, class, frigate, united, kingdom, that, served, during, world, originally, ordered, united, states, navy, tacoma, class, frigate, hotham, transferred, royal, navy, prior, completion, history, united. For other ships with the same name see USS Hotham HMS Bahamas K503 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 frigate USS Hotham PF 75 and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion History United States NameUSS Hotham NamesakeSir William Hotham 1772 1848 British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Adamant at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797 British name assigned in anticipation of ship s transfer to United Kingdom 2 BuilderWalsh Kaiser Company Providence Rhode Island Laid down7 April 1943 1 ReclassifiedPatrol frigate 15 April 1943 RenamedBahamas 1943 NamesakeThe Bahamas British name assigned in anticipation of ship s transfer to United Kingdom Launched17 August 1943 Sponsored byMrs James A Gallagher Acquiredby Captain Walter Thompson Commissionednever IdentificationPG 183 PF 75 FateTransferred to United Kingdom 6 December 1943 AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 11 June 1946 FateSold for scrapping 16 December 1947 United Kingdom NameHMS Bahamas NamesakeThe Bahamas Acquired6 December 1943 Commissioned6 December 1943 1 IdentificationK503 FateReturned to United States 11 June 1946 General characteristics Class and typeColony Tacoma class frigate Displacement1 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 shafts Speed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Complement190 Armament3 single 3 in 76 mm 50 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 BibliographyConstruction and acquisition editThe ship originally designated a patrol gunboat PG 183 was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Hotham Laid down by the Walsh Kaiser Company at Providence Rhode Island on 7 April 1943 1 she was reclassified as a patrol frigate PF 75 on 15 April 1943 Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom the ship was renamed Bahamas by the British prior to launching and was launched on 17 August 1943 sponsored by Mrs James A Gallagher Service history editTransferred to the United Kingdom under Lend Lease on 6 December 1943 the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Bahamas K503 on patrol and escort duty The most notable event of her career took place while she was part of the escort of an Arctic convoy in the Barents Sea on 11 November 1944 the German submarine U 365 blew the entire bow off of the British destroyer HMS Cassandra with a G7es GNAT torpedo at 71 57 00 N 032 04 00 E 71 95000 N 32 06667 E 71 95000 32 06667 and Bahamas took Cassandra under tow stern first toward the Kola Inlet in the Soviet Union A Soviet tug later took over the tow from Bahamas and successfully delivered Cassandra to the Kola Inlet 1 Disposal editThe United Kingdom returned Bahamas to the U S Navy on 11 June 1946 She was transferred to the U S Maritime Commission for disposal and subsequently sold to the John J Duane Company of Quincy Massachusetts for scrapping on 16 December 1947 References editNotes edit a b c d uboat net HMS Bahamas K 503 The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Hotham II article does not provide a namesake but its Hotham I article for a destroyer escort transferred to the United Kingdom identifies Hotham as a British name Bibliography edit This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entries can be found here and here Navsource Online Frigate Photo Archive HMS Bahama K 503 ex Hotham ex PF 75 ex PG 183 nbsp United Kingdom portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Bahamas amp oldid 1203201462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
