HMS Narborough (K578) explained

The second HMS Narborough (K578)^[1] was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1944 to 1946.

Construction and transfer

The ship was laid down as the unnamed U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-569 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., in Hingham, Massachusetts, on 6 October 1943 and launched on 27 November 1943. She was transferred to the United Kingdom upon completion on 21 January 1944.

Service history

Commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as the frigate HMS Narborough (K578) on 21 January 1944 simultaneously with her transfer, the ship served on patrol and escort duty for the remainder of World War II.

The Royal Navy returned Narborough to the U.S. Navy on 4 February 1946.

Disposal

Narborough was sold on 14 December 1946 for scrapping.

References

• Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Narbrough (DE-569) HMS Narbrough (K-578)
• uboat.net HMS Narbrough (K 578)
• Destroyer Escort Sailors Association DEs for UK
• Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Narborough K578 (DE 569)

External links

• Photo gallery of HMS Narborough (K578)

Notes and References

1. Some sources spell the ships name Narbrough  - see for example Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Narbrough (DE-569) HMS Narbrough (K-578), uboat.net HMS Narbrough (K 578), and Colledge, J. J., Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy From the Fifteenth Century to the Present Day, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987,, p. 237  - although this does not match the spelling of the ships namesake, John Narborough.