Allied Warships

HMS Kingsmill (K 484)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 484 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down9 Jul 1943 
Launched13 Aug 1943 
Commissioned29 Oct 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 280 but not named.

Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945. Scrapped.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. George Henry Cook, RN
29 October 1943 – 26 September 1944

T/Lt.Cdr. David Turguard-Young, RNVR
26 September 1944 – 24 October 1944

Lt. George Henry Cook, RN
24 October 1944 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Kingsmill is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List

 
Former nameDE 280

Commands listed for HMS Kingsmill (K 484)

Please note that we're still working on this section.

CommanderFromTo
1Lt. George Henry Cook, RN29 Oct 194326 Sep 1944
2David Turguard-Young, RNVR26 Sep 194424 Oct 1944
3Lt. George Henry Cook, RN24 Oct 1944Jul 1945 ?

You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.

Return to the Allied Warships section