HMS Kempthorne (K483)
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HMS Kempthorne (K483) was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy and named after Captain (later Admiral Sir) John Kempthorne of the 4th Mary Rose 1669. Built at the Boston Navy Yard, she was originally the Evarts-class destroyer escort Trumpeter (DE-279). She was transferred to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease agreement and commissioned on 1943-10-23.
Kempthorne was part of the 5th Escort Group serving in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Irish Sea and the English Channel through to the end of World War II. In May 1945, she was one of two British warships which presided over the surrender of the German U-boats at Trondheim, Norway. While still in the UK, Kempthorne was returned to the custody of the United States on 1945-08-20 and was commissioned in the United States Navy the same day for the voyage home. She arrived at Philadelphia on 1945-09-08 and was decommissioned at the navy yard there on 17 October. She was struck from the U.S. Navy list on 1945-11-01 and scrapped by 1946-05-28.
Summary
Named after Admiral Sir John Kempthorne of the Mary Rose (laid down 1654, lost 1691)[Ships of the 18th Century Royal Navy-M]"Phillips, Michael; A history of the ships of the 18th century Royal Navy".
Laid Down
- 5th June 1943 at Boston Navy Yard
Launched
- 17th July 1943
- 23rd October 1943
- 20th August 1945
- Sold May 1946 broken up for scrap
Commanding Officers
- Lt Cdr A Brown RNR October 1943
- Lt H.J.Wilson RN December 1944
- Atlantic
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships''.
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
External links
- [Boston Naval Shipyard Production Record - Haze Gray Underway]
- [Kempthorne - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
- [The Captain Class Frigates Association.]
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