HMS Torrington (K577)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | unnamed (DE-568) |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 22 September 1943 |
| Launched | 27 November 1943 |
| Completed | 18 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | never |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 18 January 1944 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 11 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 15 October 1946 |
| Fate | Sold 26 September 1947 for scrapping |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Torrington (K577) |
| Namesake | Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663–1733), commander of the British fleet at the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718 |
| Acquired | 18 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 18 January 1944 |
| Fate | Returned to United States 11 June 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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| Armament |
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| Notes | Pennant number K562 |
The fourth HMS Torrington (K577) 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 1944 to 1946.