HMS Inman (K571)
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| History | |
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 USA | |
| Name: | unnamed (DE-526) |
| Builder: | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Laid down: | 25 September 1943[1] |
| Launched: | 2 November 1943 |
| Completed: | 13 January 1944 |
| Commissioned: | never |
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| Fate: | Sold November 1946 for scrapping |
 United Kingdom | |
| Class and type: | Captain-class frigate |
| Name: | HMS Inman (K571) |
| Namesake: | Captain Henry Inman (1762–1809), British naval officer |
| Acquired: | 13 January 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 13 January 1944[2] |
| Decommissioned: | 1945[3] |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,140 tons |
| Length: | 289.5 ft (88.2 m) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
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| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement: | 156 |
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| Notes: | Pennant number K571 |
HMS Inman (K471) was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission in World War II. Originally built as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort DE-526, she served in the Royal Navy from 1944 to 1945.
Construction and transfer
The ship was laid down as the unnamed US Navy destroyer escort DE-526 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 25 September 1943 and launched on 2 November 1943.[1] The United States transferred her to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 13 January 1944; she was the last of the 78 destroyer escorts the United States transferred to the United Kingdom.
Service history
The ship was commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Inman (K571) under the command of Lieutenant Commander Philip Sydney Evans, RN, on 13 January 1944[2] simultaneously with her transfer. She served on patrol and escort duty for the remainder of World War II and was decommissioned in 1945 after the conclusion of the war.[3]
The Royal Navy returned Inman to the US Navy on 1 March 1946.
Disposal
The United States sold Inman in November 1946 to George H. Nutman, Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, for scrapping.[1]
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive DE-526 HMS Inman (K-571)
- uboat.net HMS Inman (K 571)
- 1 2 uboat.net HMS Inman (K 571)
- 1 2 Per uboat.net HMS Inman (K 571), Inman was not on the Royal Navy's October 1945 active list, strongly implying that she was decommissioned earlier that year.
