| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USSPhillimore |
| Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer toUnited Kingdom |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-89, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company,Providence,Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 7 October 1943[1] |
| Renamed | Sierra Leone, 1943 |
| Namesake | Sierra Leone |
| Renamed | Perim, 1943 |
| Namesake | Perim |
| Launched | 5 November 1943 |
| Identification | PG-197 |
| Fate | Transferred toUnited Kingdom 16 March 1944 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSPerim |
| Namesake | Perim |
| Acquired | 16 March 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 March 1944[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1945[2] |
| Identification | Pennant number: K593 |
| Fate | Returned to United States 22 May 1946, Scrapped 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Colony/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 |
| Armament |
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HMSPerim (K593), ex-Sierra Leone, was aColony-classfrigate of theUnited Kingdom that served duringWorld War II. She originally was ordered by theUnited States Navy as theTacoma-class patrol frigateUSSPhillimore (PF-89) and was transferred to theRoyal Navy prior to completion.
The ship, originally designated a "patrolgunboat,"PG-197, was ordered by theUnited States Maritime Commission under aUnited States Navy contract as USSPhillimore. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-89, on 15 April 1943 andlaid down by theWalsh-Kaiser Company atProvidence,Rhode Island, on 7 October 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was first renamedSierra Leone and thenPerim by the British prior tolaunching and was launched on 5 November 1943.
Transferred to the United Kingdom underLend-Lease on 16 March 1944, the ship served in theRoyal Navy as HMSPerim (K593). Her first commanding officer wasNicholas Monsarrat. Conducting work-ups offBermuda, she damaged her main bearings during each of her first 13sea trials before the problem was identified and corrected and she completed trials successfully on her fourteenth try.[1] She then served on patrol and escort duty until decommissioned in 1945.[2]
The United Kingdom returnedPerim to the U.S. Navy on 22 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.
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