HMS Fitzroy (K553)
HMS Fitzroy on 25 April 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | unnamed (DE-88) |
| Ordered | 10 January 1942 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 24 August 1943 |
| Launched | 1 September 1943 |
| Completed | 16 October 1943 |
| Commissioned | never |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 16 October 1943 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 5 January 1946 |
| Stricken | 7 February 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 23 May 1946 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Fitzroy (K553) |
| Namesake | Vice Admiral Sir Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's voyage of 1831–1836 |
| Acquired | 16 October 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Fate | Returned to United States 5 January 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36.75 ft (11.2 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 186 |
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| Notes | Pennant number K553 |
The second HMS Fitzroy (K553) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley-class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.