HMS Calder (K349)

HMS Calder (K349) under construction as USS Formoe (DE-58), with USS Foss (DE-59) on the right
History
United Kingdom
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, USA)
Laid down	11 December 1942
Launched	27 March 1943
Commissioned	15 July 1943
Decommissioned	Returned to US Navy on 19 October 1945 and decommissioned on 4 December 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap on 15 January 1948
General characteristics
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,829 t) fully loaded
Length	306 ft (93 m) overall
Beam	36.5 ft (11.1 m)
Draught	9.5 ft (2.9 m) standard 11.25 ft (3.43 m) full load
Propulsion	2 boilers, General Electric Turbo-electric drive 2 solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,630 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8.5 ft (2.6 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 2 rudders
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Endurance	5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	Typically between 170 & 186

HMS Calder was a Captain class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II. It was named after Admiral Sir Robert Calder, Bt. KCB, who was appointed Captain of the Fleet to Admiral John Jervis in 1796, and saw action at the battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797. Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type Buckley-class destroyer escort, HMS Calder was provisionally given the name USS Formoe. However, the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch.