HMS Seychelles

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History
United States
NameUSS Pearl
NamesakeBritish name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
Reclassified
Patrol frigate
, PF-88, 15 April 1943
BuilderWalsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down28 September 1943[1] or 30 October 1943[2]
RenamedSeychelles, 1943
NamesakeSeychelles
Launched30 October 1943[1] or 12 February 1944[2]
Commissionednever
IdentificationPG-196
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom June 1946
FateScrapped 1947
United Kingdom
NameHMS Seychelles
NamesakeSeychelles
Acquired12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
Commissioned12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944[2]
IdentificationPennant number: K592
FateReturned to United States June 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeColony/Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 × boilers
  • 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each
  • 2 shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement190
Armament
  • 3 × single
    3 in (76 mm)/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

HMS Seychelles (K592) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Pearl (PF-88) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

Construction and acquisition

The ship, originally designated a "patrol

launching and was launched on either 30 October 1943[1] or 12 February 1944,[2]
according to different sources.

Service history

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on, according to different sources, either 12 February 1944[1] or 27 June 1944,[2] the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Seychelles (K592) on patrol and escort duty.

Disposal

The United Kingdom returned Seychelles to the U.S. Navy in June 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.

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