HMS Tobago (K585)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Holmes |
| Namesake | A British name assigned in anticipation of delivery of the ship to the United Kingdom |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-81, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 17 August 1943 |
| Renamed | Hong Kong, 1943 |
| Namesake | Hong Kong |
| Renamed | Tobago, 1943 |
| Namesake | Tobago |
| Launched | 27 September 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. D. W. Ambridge |
| Commissioned | never |
| Identification | PG-189 |
| Fate | Transferred to the United Kingdom, 12 August 1944 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 13 May 1946 |
| Fate |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tobago |
| Namesake | Tobago |
| Acquired | 12 August 1944 |
| Commissioned | 12 August 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Identification | K585 |
| Fate | Returned to United States, 13 May 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 |
| Armament |
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The fourth HMS Tobago (K585), ex-Hong Kong, was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom which served in the Royal Navy during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Holmes (PF-81) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.