HMS Fitzroy (K553)

HMS Fitzroy on 25 April 1944
History
United States
Nameunnamed (DE-88)
Ordered10 January 1942
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Laid down24 August 1943
Launched1 September 1943
Completed16 October 1943
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 16 October 1943
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 5 January 1946
Stricken7 February 1946
FateSold for scrapping 23 May 1946
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fitzroy (K553)
NamesakeVice Admiral Sir Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's voyage of 1831–1836
Acquired16 October 1943
Commissioned16 October 1943
Decommissioned1945
FateReturned to United States 5 January 1946
General characteristics
Displacement1,400 long tons (1,422 t)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36.75 ft (11.2 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D"-type water-tube boilers
  • GE 13,500 shp (10,070 kW) steam turbines and generators (9,200 kW)
  • Electric motors for 12,000 shp (8,900 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement186
Sensors &
processing systems
Armament
NotesPennant 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.