| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 470 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 11 Mar, 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Apr, 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Aug, 1943 |
| Lost | 26 Dec, 1944 |
| Loss position | 49.50N, 01.41W (See a map) |
| History | On 26 December 1944 HMS Capel (Lt. Bevil Grenfell Heslop, DSC, RN) was torpedoed and sunk north-north-east of Cherbourg, France in position 49º50'N, 01º41'W by the German submarine U-486. 76 members of the crew went down with the ship. Commanding Officers: Lt. Bevil Grenfell Heslop, DSC, RN Hit by U-boat |
| Former name | USS Wintle DE 266 |
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