| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSHalsted (PG-184) |
| Namesake | Royal Navy Captain SirLawrence Halsted (1764-1841), commanding officer ofHMS Namur at theBattle of Cape Ortegal in 1805 (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer toUnited Kingdom) |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-76, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company,Providence,Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 11 May 1943[1] |
| Renamed | Barbados, 1943 |
| Namesake | Barbados (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer toUnited Kingdom) |
| Launched | 27 August 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Anna M. Pacheco |
| Commissioned | never |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 18 December 1943 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 15 April 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 30 October 1947 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSBarbados |
| Namesake | Barbados |
| Acquired | 18 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 December 1943[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: K504 |
| Fate | Returned to United States, 15 April 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Colony-class frigate/Tacoma-class patrol frigate |
| Displacement | 1,264long 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 | 20knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 190 |
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HMSBarbados was aColony-class frigate of theUnited Kingdom that served duringWorld War II. She originally was ordered by theUnited States Navy as theTacoma-class patrol frigateUSSHalsted (PF-76) – sometimes spelledHalstead – and was transferred to theRoyal Navy prior to completion.
The ship, originally designated a "patrolgunboat," PG-184, was ordered by theUnited States Maritime Commission under aUnited States Navy contract as USSHalsted. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-76, on 15 April 1943 andlaid down by theWalsh-Kaiser Company atProvidence,Rhode Island, on 11 May 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamedBarbados by the British prior tolaunching and was launched on 27 August 1943, sponsored by Miss Anna M. Pacheco.
Transferred to the United Kingdom underLend-Lease on 18 December 1943, the ship served in theRoyal Navy as HMSBarbados (K504) on patrol and escort duty.
The United Kingdom returnedBarbados to the U.S. Navy on 15 April 1946. She was sold to theSun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company ofChester,Pennsylvania, on 30 October 1947 for scrapping.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
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