HMS Mounsey (K569)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Mounsey.
The second HMS Mounsey (K569) 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 DE-524, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.
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HMS Mounsey on 20 August 1944. | |
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United States | |
Name | unnamed (DE-524) |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 14 August 1943 |
Launched | 24 September 1943 |
Completed | 23 December 1943 |
Commissioned | never |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 23 December 1943 |
Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 25[1][2] or 27[3] February 1946 |
Stricken | 28 March 1946 |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Mounsey (K569) |
Namesake | Captain William Mounsey (1766-1830), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Bonne Citoyenne when she captured the French Navy frigate Furieuse in 1809[4] |
Acquired | 23 December 1943 |
Commissioned | 24 December 1943 |
Decommissioned | February 1946 |
Fate | Returned to United States 25[1][2] or 27[3] February 1946 |
General characteristics | |
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 K569 |
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