HMS Bayntun

HMS Bayntun (K310) at sea in 1943
History
United States
NameBayntun
NamesakeHenry William Bayntun
Awarded1 November 1941
BuilderBoston Navy Yard
Laid down5 April 1942
Launched27 June 1942
FateTransferred to Royal Navy, 20 January 1943
United Kingdom
NameBayntun
Commissioned20 January 1943
Decommissioned14 June 1945
HomeportDerry, Northern Ireland
IdentificationPennant number: K310
FateReturned to USN at Harwich, 22 August 1945
United States
NameBayntun
Commissioned22 August 1945
Decommissioned19 October 1945
Stricken1 November 1945
IdentificationHull classification symbol: DE-1
FateSold for scrapping, 17 June 1947
General characteristics
Class and type
Displacement
  • 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) (light)
  • 1,430 long tons (1,453 t) (full load)
Length
  • 289 ft 6 in (88.24 m) oa
  • 283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) wl
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft10 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2 × electric drive
  • 2 × screws
Speed19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Range4,150 nmi (4,780 mi; 7,690 km) at 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h)
Complement175
Armament
Service record
Part of: 44th Escort Group, Western Approaches Command
Victories:

USS Bayntun (DE-1) was the first of the American built lend lease Captain-class frigates in the Royal Navy as HMS Bayntun (K310). She was named for Henry William Bayntun.