HMS Rupert (K561)

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

History
United States
Nameunnamed (DE-96)
Ordered10 January 1942[1]
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Laid down25 August 1943[2]
Launched31 October 1943[2]
Completed24 December 1943[2]
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 24 December 1943[2]
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 20 March 1946[2]
Stricken17 April 1946[2]
FateSold for scrapping 17 June 1946[2]
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Rupert (K561)
NamesakePrince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682), Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War and Admiral of the Fleet during the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars[3]
Acquired24 December 1943[2]
Commissioned24 December 1943[1]
FateReturned to United States 20 March 1946[2]
General characteristics
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
NotesPennant number K557

The fourth HMS Rupert (K561) 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 1943 to 1946.

  1. ^ a b uboat.net HMS Rupert (K 561)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Rupert (DE-96) HMS Rupert (K-561)
  3. ^ Captain Class Frigate Association: HMS Rupert K561 (DE 96)