HMS Kingsmill (K484)

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

History
United States
Nameunnamed (DE-280)
Ordered25 January 1942[1]
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down9 July 1943[2]
Launched13 August 1943
Completed6 November 1943
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 29 October 1943[3]
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 22 August 1945
NameUSS Kingsmill (DE-280)
NamesakeBritish name retained
Commissioned22 August 1945
Decommissioned26 October 1945
Stricken16 November 1945
FateSold 17 February 1947 for scrapping
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Kingsmill (K484)
NamesakeAdmiral Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet (1730-1805), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Vigilant at the Battle of Ushant in 1778[4]
Acquired29 October 1943[3]
Commissioned29 October 1943[1]
Decommissioned1945
FateReturned to United States 22 August 1945
General characteristics
Displacement1,140 long tons (1,158 t)
Length289.5 ft (88.2 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Four General Motors 278A 16-cylinder engines
  • GE 7,040 bhp (5,250 kW) generators (4,800 kW)
  • GE electric motors for 6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement156
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
NotesPennant number K484

HMS Kingsmill (K484) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort DE-280, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945 and then in the U.S. Navy as USS Kingsmill (DE-280) from August to October 1945.

  1. ^ a b uboat.net HMS Kingsmill (K 484)
  2. ^ Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive DE-280/HMS Kingsmill (K.484)
  3. ^ a b The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Kingsmill entry says the ship was transferred on 6 November 1943, but this does not match her commissioning date.
  4. ^ Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Kingsmill K484 (DE 280)