HMS Pitcairn (K589) | |
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Career (United States) | |
Name: | USS Piflord (PG-193) |
Namesake: | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
Reclassified: | Patrol frigate, PF-85, 15 April 1943 |
Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
Laid down: | 14 September 1943[1] |
Renamed: | Pitcairn, 1943 |
Namesake: | The Pitcairn Islands |
Launched: | 15 October 1943 |
Commissioned: | never |
Fate: | Transferred to United Kingdom 6 July 1944 |
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.
Construction and acquisition[]
The 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[]
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.
Disposal[]
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.
References[]
- Notes
- 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 Pitcairn (K 589) ex-Pilford ex-PF-85 ex-PG-193
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