HMS Nyasaland
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United States | |
Name | USS Hoste |
Namesake | Captain Sir William Hoste (1780-1826), British naval officer (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-83, 15 April 1943 |
Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
Laid down | 7 September 1943[1] |
Renamed | Nyasaland, 1943 |
Namesake | Nyasaland (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
Launched | 6 October 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. William A. Cahir |
Commissioned | never |
Identification | PG-191 |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom, 31 July 1944 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 15 April 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 10 November 1947 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Nyasaland |
Namesake | Nyasaland |
Acquired | 31 July 1944 |
Commissioned | 31 July 1944[1] |
Identification | Pennant number: K587 |
Fate | Returned to United States 15 April 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Colony/Tacoma-class patrol frigate |
Displacement | 1,264 long tons (1,284 t) |
Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 190 |
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HMS Nyasaland (K587) 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 Hoste (PF-83) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-191, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Hoste. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-83, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 7 September 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Nyasaland by the British prior to launching and was launched on 6 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. William A. Cahir.
Service history
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 31 July 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Nyasaland (K587) on patrol and escort duty. On 17 December 1944, she sank the German submarine U-772 with depth charges in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Cork, Ireland, at 51°16′N 008°05′W / 51.267°N 8.083°W / 51.267; -8.083 (U-772 sunk). On 4 February 1945, she shared credit with the British frigates Loch Scavaig, Papua, and Loch Shin for sinking the German submarine U-1014 in a depth-charge attack in the North Channel off Malin Head, Ireland, at 55°17′N 006°45′W / 55.283°N 6.750°W / 55.283; -6.750 (U-1014 sunk). On 2 March 1945, she rescued 42 survivors of the British merchant ship SS King Edgar, which the German submarine U-1302 had sunk in St. George's Channel at 52°05′N 005°42′W / 52.083°N 5.700°W / 52.083; -5.700 (SS King Edgar sunk).[1]
Disposal
The United Kingdom returned Nyasaland to the U.S. Navy on 15 April 1946. She was sold to the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania, on 10 November 1947 for scrapping.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d uboat.net HMS Nyasaland (K 587)
Bibliography
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Navsource Online: Frigate Photo Archive HMS Nyasaland (K 587) ex-Hoste ex-PF-82 ex-PG-191
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Hoste (PF-83) and HMS Nyasaland (K 587)
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Colony class
- Anguilla (ex-Machias (PF-72))
- Antigua (ex-Hamond)
- Ascension (ex-Hargood)
- Bahamas (ex-Hotham)
- Barbados (ex-Halstead)
- Caicos (ex-Hannam)
- Cayman (ex-Harland)
- Dominica (ex-Harman)
- Gold Coast / Labuan (ex-Harvey)
- Hong Kong / Tobago (ex-Holmes)
- Montserrat (ex-Hornby)
- Nyasaland (ex-Hoste)
- Papua (ex-Howett)
- Pitcairn (ex-Pilford)
- St. Helena (ex-Pasley)
- Sarawak (ex-Patton)
- Seychelles (ex-Pearl)
- Sierra Leone / Perim (ex-Phillimore)
- Somaliland (ex-Popham)
- Tortola (ex-Peyton)
- Zanzibar (ex-Prowse)
- EK-1 (ex-Charlottesville)
- EK-2 (ex-Long Beach)
- EK-3 (ex-Belfast)
- EK-4 (ex-Machias (PF-53))
- EK-5 (ex-San Pedro)
- EK-6 (ex-Glendale)
- EK-7 (ex-Sandusky)
- EK-8 (ex-Coronado)
- EK-9 (ex-Allentown)
- EK-10 (ex-Ogden)
- EK-11 (ex-Tacoma)
- EK-12 (ex-Pasco)
- EK-13 (ex-Hoquiam)
- EK-14 (ex-Albuquerque)
- EK-15 (ex-Everett)
- EK-16 (ex-Sausalito)
- EK-17 (ex-Bisbee)
- EK-18 (ex-Rockford)
- EK-19 (ex-Muskogee)
- EK-20 (ex-Carson City)
- EK-21 (ex-Burlington)
- EK-22 (ex-Gallup)
- EK-25 (ex-Bayonne)
- EK-26 (ex-Gloucester)
- EK-27 (ex-Poughkeepsie)
- EK-28 (ex-Newport)
- EK-29 (ex-Bath)
- EK-30 (ex-Evansville)
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United States Coast Guard |
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Argentine Navy |
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Belgian Navy |
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Colombian National Navy |
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Cuban Revolutionary Navy |
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Dominican Navy |
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Ecuadorian Navy |
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French Navy |
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
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Republic of Korea Navy |
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Mexican Navy |
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Netherlands Government |
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Peruvian Navy |
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Royal Thai Navy |
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- Preceded by: Asheville class (USN) / River class (RN)
- Followed by: None