HMS Dominica (K507)


HMS Dominica in February 1944
History
United States
NameHarman (PG-187)
NamesakeBritish name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
ReclassifiedPatrol frigate, PF-79, 15 April 1943
BuilderWalsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down27 July 1943[1]
RenamedDominica, 1943
NamesakeDominica
Launched14 September 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Andrew D. Manchester
CommissionedNever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 25 January 1944
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 23 April 1946
FateSold 27 March 1947 for scrapping
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Dominica (K507)
NamesakeDominica
Acquired25 January 1944
Commissioned25 January 1944
Decommissioned1945[2]
FateReturned to United States, 23 April 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeColony-class frigate/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

The fourth HMS Dominica (K507) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom which served in the Royal Navy during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Harman (PF-79) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

  1. ^ "uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507)". Archived from the original on 30 March 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. ^ According to uboat.net HMS Dominica (K 507) Archived 30 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Dominica 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.