HMS Ascension
HMS Ascension | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Hargood |
| Namesake | William Hargood (1762-1839), British naval officer (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate 15 April 1943 |
| Laid down | 30 April 1943 |
| Renamed | USS Ascension, 1943 |
| Namesake | Ascension Island (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
| Launched | 6 August 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. A. A. Kirby |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 24 November 1943 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 31 May 1946 |
| Fate | Sold 16 October 1947 for scrapping |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Ascension |
| Namesake | Ascension Island |
| Acquired | 24 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 November 1943 |
| Identification | K502 |
| Fate | Returned to United States 31 May 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Colony/Tacoma-class 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 Ascension (K502) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served in the Royal Navy during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class frigate USS Hargood (PF-74) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.