Allied Warships
HMS Keats (K 482)
Frigate of the Captain class
HMS Keats, crew photograph
Photograph with thanks to Sheila Baker
| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 482 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 5 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 17 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 19 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 27 February 1946. |
| Former name | USS Tisdale DE 278 |
Commands listed for HMS Keats (K 482)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Neil Frederick Israel, RNR | 19 Oct 1943 | Jul 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. David Thomas Hewlett, DSC, RNVR | Jul 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Keats include:
11 Apr 1944
HMS H 28 (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Bickerton (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Kempthorne (Lt.Cdr. A. Brown, RD, RNR) and HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, RNR). (1)
12 Apr 1944
HMS H 28 (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Bickerton (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Kempthorne (Lt.Cdr. A. Brown, RD, RNR) and HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, RNR). (1)
13 Apr 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMCS Forrest Hill (T/Lt. E.U. Jones, RCNVR), HMCS Eyebright (T/Lt. H.L. Quinn, RCNVR), HMCS La Malbaie (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.S. Davis, RCNVR), HMCS Long Branch (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.B. Taylor, RCNR) and HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, RNR). (2)
2 Sep 1944
HMS Una (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, DSC, RNR) and HMS Bligh. (3)
15 Dec 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, DSC, RNR) and HMS Grindall (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D. Turquand-Young, RNVR). (4)
27 Jan 1945
The German U-boat U-1172 was sunk in St George's Channel, in position 52°24'N, 05°42'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Tyler (A/Lt.Cdr. C.H. Ranking, RN), HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, DSC, RNR) and HMS Bligh (Cdr. B.W. Taylor, RN).
15 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-285 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 50°13'N, 12°48'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Grindall (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D. Turquand-Young, RNVR) and HMS Keats (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.F. Israel, DSC, RNR).
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Sources
- ADM 173/18472
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19195
- ADM 173/19365
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.