HMS Moorsom (K567)
 HMS Moorsom during World War II
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | unnamed (DE-522) |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 14 August 1943 |
| Launched | 24 September 1943 |
| Completed | 10 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | never |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 10 December 1943 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 25 October 1945 |
| Stricken | 5 December 1945 |
| Fate |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Moorsman (K567) |
| Namesake | Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom (1760-1835), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Revenge at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805[1] |
| Acquired | 10 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 25 October 1945[2] |
| Fate | Returned to United States 25 October 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) |
| Length | 289.5 ft (88.2 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 156 |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Pennant number K567 |
The second HMS Moorsom (K567) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort DE-522, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
Construction and transfer
The ship was laid down as the unnamed U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-522 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 14 August 1943 and launched on 24 September 1943. The United States transferred her to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 10 December 1943.
Service history
The ship was commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Moorsom (K567) [3] on 10 December 1943 simultaneously with her transfer. She served on convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea for the remainder of World War II. In addition, she supported the Allied invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944.
After the conclusion of the war, Moorsom steamed to New York City, arriving there on 16 October 1945. The Royal Navy decommissioned her there on 25 October 1945[2] and returned her to the U.S. Navy the same day.
Disposal
After her return, Moorsom remained in the 3rd Naval District. The U.S. Navy struck her from its Naval Vessel Register on 5 December 1945 and soon sold her for scrapping, which was completed on 12 July 1946.
Citations
- ^ Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Moorsom K567 (DE 522)
- ^ a b According to uboat.net HMS Moorsom (K 567), the Royal Navy did not carry Moorsom on its July 1945 active list, but the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Moorsom article says that the Royal Navy decommissioned her at New York City on 25 October 1945.
- ^ uboat.net HMS Moorsom (K 567)
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive DE 522 HMS Moorsom (K-567)
- uboat.net HMS Moorsom (K 567)
- Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Moorsom K567 (DE 522)
