HMS Dominica (K507)

	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
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
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Dominica (K507)
Namesake	Dominica
Acquired	25 January 1944
Commissioned	25 January 1944
Decommissioned	1945
Fate	Returned to United States, 23 April 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Colony-class frigate/Tacoma-class patrol 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 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;

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.

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.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive: HMS Dominica (K 507) ex-Harman ex-PF-79 ex-PG-187

^ ^a ^b "uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507)". Archived from the original on 30 March 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b According to uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507) Archived 30 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Dominica is not listed as an active unit on the October 1945 Navy List, strongly implying that the Royal Navy decommissioned her sometime earlier that year.

External links

Photo gallery of HMS Dominica

[uboatnet-1] "uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507)". Archived from the original on 30 March 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

[decommissioning-2] According to uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507) Archived 30 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Dominica is not listed as an active unit on the October 1945 Navy List, strongly implying that the Royal Navy decommissioned her sometime earlier that year.

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