HMS St. Helena
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Pasley |
| Namesake | Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley (1734-1808), British naval officer who commanded from his flagship HMS Bellerophon at the Glorious First of June in 1794. British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-86, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 22 September 1943 |
| Renamed | St. Helena, 1943 |
| Namesake | Saint Helena (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
| Launched | 20 October 1943 |
| Commissioned | never |
| Identification | PG-194 |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 19 February 1944 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 8 April 1946 |
| Renamed | USS St. Helena |
| Namesake | British name retained |
| Stricken | 19 June 1946 |
| Fate |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS St. Helena |
| Namesake | Saint Helena |
| Acquired | 19 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 19 February 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K590 |
| Fate | Returned to United States 8 April 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Colony/Tacoma-class patrol 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 St. Helena (K590) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Pasley (PF-86) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion. After the British returned her to the United States in 1946, she briefly carried the name USS St. Helena (PF-86).