HMS Garlies
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Fleming.
HMS Garlies (K475) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Fleming (DE-271), she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945 and in the U.S. Navy as USS Garlies (DE-271) from August to October 1945.
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Name | USS Fleming (DE-270) |
Namesake | United States Marine Corps Captain Richard Eugene Fleming (1917-1942), killed in action during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 |
Ordered | 25 January 1942[1] |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 7 April 1943 |
Launched | 19 May 1943 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Michael E. Fleming |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 13 June[2] or 13 July[3] 1943 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 20 August 1945[2] |
Name | USS Garlies (DE-271) |
Namesake | British name retained |
Commissioned | 20 August 1945 |
Decommissioned | 10 October 1945 |
Stricken | 1 November 1945[2] |
Fate | Sold 18 July 1947 for scrapping |
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Name | HMS Garlies (K475) |
Namesake | Admiral George Stewart, Lord Garlies (1768-1834), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Lively at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797 and of HMS Bellerophon at the blockade of Brest, France, in 1801 |
Completed | 13 September 1943 |
Acquired | 13 June[2] or 13 July[3] 1943 |
Christened | 13 September 1943[2] |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Frances Brown[2] |
Commissioned | 13 September 1943 |
Fate | Returned to United States 20 August 1945 |
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Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) |
Length | 289.5 ft (88.2 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Complement | 156 |
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Notes | Pennant number K475 |
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