History
United States
Nameunnamed (DE-569)
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Laid down6 October 1943[1]
Launched27 November 1943[1]
Completed21 January 1944[1]
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 21 January 1944[1]
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 4 February 1946[1]
FateSold for scrapping 14 December 1946[1]
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Narborough
NamesakeRear Admiral Sir John Narborough (ca. 1640-1688), English naval officer who saw action during the Third Anglo-Dutch War of 1672-1674[3]
Acquired21 January 1944[2]
Commissioned21 January 1944[2]
IdentificationPennant number K578
FateReturned to United States 4 February 1946[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeCaptain-class frigate
Displacement1,400 long tons (1,422 t)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36.75 ft (11.2 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D"-type water-tube boilers
  • GE 13,500 shp (10,070 kW) steam turbines and generators (9,200 kW)
  • Electric motors for 12,000 shp (8,900 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement186
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

The second HMS Narborough (K578)[4] 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.

Construction and transfer

The ship was laid down as the unnamed U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-569 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., in Hingham, Massachusetts, on 6 October 1943 and launched on 27 November 1943.[1] She was transferred to the United Kingdom upon completion on 21 January 1944.[1]

Service history

Commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as the frigate HMS Narborough (K578) on 21 January 1944 simultaneously with her transfer, the ship served on patrol and escort duty for the remainder of World War II.[1][2]

The Royal Navy returned Narborough to the U.S. Navy on 4 February 1946.[1]

Disposal

Narborough was sold on 14 December 1946 for scrapping.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Narbrough (DE-569) HMS Narbrough (K-578)
  2. ^ a b c uboat.net HMS Narbrough (K 578)
  3. ^ Captain Class Frigate Association: HMS Narborough K578 (DE 569)
  4. ^ Some sources spell the ship's name Narbrough – see for example Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Narbrough (DE-569) HMS Narbrough (K-578), uboat.net HMS Narbrough (K 578), and Colledge, J. J., Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy From the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987, ISBN 0-87021-652-X, p. 237 – although this does not match the spelling of the ship's namesake, John Narborough.

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Captain-class frigates
Buckley-class destroyer escorts
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