HMS Dominica (K507)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dominica.

The fourth HMS Dominica (K507) 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 Harman (PF-79) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

HMS Dominica in February 1944
History
United States
Name	Harman (PG-187)
Namesake	British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
Reclassified	Patrol frigate, PF-79, 15 April 1943
Builder	Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down	27 July 1943[1]
Renamed	Dominica, 1943
Namesake	Dominica
Launched	14 September 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Andrew D. Manchester
Commissioned	Never
Fate	Transferred to United Kingdom 25 January 1944
Acquired	Returned by United Kingdom 23 April 1946
Fate	Sold 27 March 1947 for scrapping
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Dominica
Namesake	Dominica
Acquired	25 January 1944
Commissioned	25 January 1944
Decommissioned	1945[2]
Identification	Pennant number: K507
Fate	Returned to United States, 23 April 1946
General characteristics
Class & type	Colony-class 5/Tacoma-class 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	3 × boilers 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × single 3-inch/50 cal. AA guns 2 × twin 40 mm guns 9 × single 20 mm 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge racks

Construction and acquisition

The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-187, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Harman. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-79, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 27 July 1943.^[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Dominica by the British prior to launching and was launched on 14 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Andrew D. Manchester.

Service history

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 25 January 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Dominica (K507) on patrol and escort duty until 1945.^[2]

Disposal

The United Kingdom returned Dominica to the U.S. Navy on 23 April 1946. She was sold to the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania, on 27 March 1947 for scrapping.