HMS Cayman (K506) | |
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Career (United States) | |
Name: | USS Harland (PG-186) |
Namesake: | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
Reclassified: | Patrol frigate, PF-78, 15 April 1943 |
Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
Laid down: | 15 July 1943[1] |
Renamed: | Cayman, 1943 |
Namesake: | The Cayman Islands |
Launched: | 6 September 1943 |
Commissioned: | never |
Fate: | Transferred to United Kingdom, 20 January 1944 |
HMS Cayman (K506) 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 Harland (PF-78) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition[]
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-186, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Harland. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-78, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 15 July 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Cayman by the British prior to launching and was launched on 6 September 1943.
Service history[]
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 20 January 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Cayman (K506) on patrol and escort duty.
Disposal[]
The United Kingdom returned Cayman to the U.S. Navy on 23 April 1946. She was sold to the United Dock Corporation of New York, New York, on 1 July 1947 for scrapping.
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