HMS Sarawak explained

HMS Sarawak (K591) was a 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 Patton (PF-87) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

Construction and acquisition

The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-195, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Patton. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-87, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 29 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Sarawak by the British and was launched on 25 October 1943. She was completed on 7 February 1944.

Service history

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 7 February 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Sarawak (K591) until decommissioned in 1945.^[1]

Disposal

The United Kingdom returned Sarawak to the U.S. Navy on 31 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.

References

Bibliography

• Book: Friedman, Norman. U.S. Small Combatants, including PT-Boats, Subchasers and the Brown-Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History. 1987. Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, Maryland. 0-87021-713-5.
• Book: Lenton, H. T.. Henry Trevor Lenton

. Henry Trevor Lenton. British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Naval Institute Press. Annapolis, Maryland. 1998. 1-55750-048-7.

External links

• Navsource Online: Frigate Photo Archive HMS Sarawak (K 591) ex-Patton ex-PF-87 ex-PG-195

Notes and References

1. According to uboat.net HMS Sarawak (K 591), Sarawak is not listed as an active unit on the October 1945 Navy List, strongly implying that the Royal Navy decommissioned her sometime earlier that year.