HMS Dominica (K507)
HMS Dominica in February 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Harman (PG-187) |
| Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-79, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 27 July 1943 |
| Renamed | Dominica, 1943 |
| Namesake | Dominica |
| Launched | 14 September 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Andrew D. Manchester |
| Commissioned | Never |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 25 January 1944 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 23 April 1946 |
| Fate | Sold 27 March 1947 for scrapping |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Dominica |
| Namesake | Dominica |
| Acquired | 25 January 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 January 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Identification | Pennant number: K507 |
| Fate | Returned to United States, 23 April 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Colony-class 5/Tacoma-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,264 long tons (1,284 t) |
| Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 190 |
| Armament |
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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.