History
United States
NamePatton
NamesakeBritish name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
ReclassifiedPatrol frigate, PF-87, 15 April 1943
BuilderWalsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down29 September 1943
RenamedSarawak, 1943
NamesakeSarawak
Launched25 October 1943
IdentificationPG-195
FateTransferred to United Kingdom, 7 February 1944
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom, 31 May 1946
FateScrapped, 1947
United Kingdom
NameSarawak
NamesakeSarawak
Commissioned7 February 1944
Decommissioned1945
IdentificationPennant number: K591
FateReturned to United States, 31 May 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

HMS Sarawak (K591) 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 Patton (PF-87) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

Construction and acquisition

The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-195, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Patton. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-87, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 September 1943.[1][Note 1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Sarawak by the British prior to launching and was launched on 25 October 1943.[3] She was completed on 7 February 1944.[1]

Service history

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 7 February 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Sarawak (K591)[1][Note 2] until decommissioned in 1945.[4]

Disposal

The United Kingdom returned Sarawak to the U.S. Navy on 31 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Uboat.net and Friedman give 28 September 1943.[2][3]
  2. ↑ Friedman gives a date of 25 July 1944.[3]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lenton 1998, p. 291
  2. ↑ uboat.net HMS Sarawak (K 591)
  3. 1 2 3 Friedman 1987, p. 466
  4. ↑ According to uboat.net HMS Sarawak (K 591), Sarawak 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.

Bibliography

  • Friedman, Norman (1987). U.S. Small Combatants, including PT-Boats, Subchasers and the Brown-Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-713-5.
  • Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-048-7.
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