HMS Inman
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| 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 |
| Fate |
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| Acquired |
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| Fate | Sold November 1946 for scrapping |
 United Kingdom | |
| 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] |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) |
| Length | 289.5 ft (88.2 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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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 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The ship was commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Inman (K571) 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
[edit]The United States sold Inman in November 1946 to George H. Nutman, Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, for scrapping.[1]
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b uboat.net HMS Inman (K 571)
- ^ a b 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.
References
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
