HMS Montserrat

HMS Montserrat (K586) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hornby (PF-82) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

History
United States
Name	USS Hornby
Namesake	British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
Reclassified	Patrol frigate, PF-82, 15 April 1943
Builder	Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down	28 August 1943
Renamed	Monsterrat, 1943
Namesake	Montserrat
Launched	27 September 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Harry Gray
Commissioned	never
Identification	PG-190
Fate	Transferred to United Kingdom, 31 August 1944
Acquired	Returned by United Kingdom 11 June 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping 30 November 1947
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Montserrat
Namesake	Montserrat
Acquired	31 August 1944
Commissioned	31 August 1944
Identification	K586
Fate	Returned to United States 11 June 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Colony/Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement	1,264 long 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	3 × boilers 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × single 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal. AA guns 2 × twin 40 mm guns 9 × single 20 mm 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge racks

Construction and acquisition

The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-190, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Hornby. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-82, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 28 August 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Montserrat by the British prior to launching and was launched on 27 September 1943.

Service history

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 31 August 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Montserrat (K586) on patrol and escort duty.

Disposal

The United Kingdom returned Montserrat to the U.S. Navy on 11 June 1946. She was sold to the John J. Duane Company of Quincy, Massachusetts, on 30 November 1947 for scrapping.

References

Bibliography

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Navsource Online: Frigate Photo Archive HMS Montserrat (K 586) ex-Hornby ex-PF-82 ex-PG-190

External links

• Photo gallery of HMS Montserrat (K586)