HMS Byron
HMS Byron, background, escorts surrendering German submarine U-1009 into Loch Eriboll, Scotland, May 1945 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Builder | Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard |
| Laid down | 24 May 1943 |
| Launched | 14 August 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 October 1943 |
| Decommissioned | Returned to US Navy on 24 November 1945 |
| Fate | Struck from the Navy list and sold for scrap on 25 October 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,800 long tons (1,829 t) fully loaded |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) overall |
| Beam | 36.5 ft (11.1 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) fully loaded |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Endurance | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | Typically between 170 & 186 |
HMS Byron was a US-built Captain class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II. Named after Vice Admiral The Honourable John Byron whose frequent encounters with bad weather in ensuing years won him the sobriquet, "Foul Weather Jack". Originally laid down as DE-79, a turbo-electric (TE) type Buckley-class destroyer escort, she was diverted to the Royal Navy and named HMS Byron before the launch.