| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 571 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 2 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 31 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned on 31 July 1945 and placed in reserve (Category B). Returned to the USN on 1 March 1946. |
| Former name | USS Inman DE 526 |
Commands listed for HMS Inman (K 571)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Philip Sydney Evans, RN | 13 Jan 1944 | 15 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Edward Petre, RNR | 15 Jan 1945 | 31 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Inman include:
18 May 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR) and HMS Inman (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Evans, RN) served as the targets. (1)
19 May 1944
HMS Safari (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted attack exercises for the C.O.Q.C. (Commanding Officers Qualifying Course) in the Clyde area during which HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Mackay, RD, RNR) and HMS Inman (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Evans, RN) served as the targets. (1)
31 Jul 1944
HMS Tiptoe (Lt.Cdr. P.R.H. Harrison, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Inman (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Evans, RN) and HMS Burges (Lt.Cdr. H. Hill, DSC, RD, RNR). (2)
7 Dec 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Inman (Lt.Cdr. P.S. Evans, RN) and HMS Dianella (T/Lt. J.F. Tognola, RNR). (3)
3 Mar 1945
HMS Malaya (Capt. J. Hughes-Hallett, DSO, RN) departed the Clyde area for Plymouth. She was escorted by HMS Escapade (Lt.Cdr. H.R.A. Kidston, RN), HMS Inman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.E. Petre, RNR) and HMS Knaresborough Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.F. Marchant, RNR).
At 0215/3, the escort was reinforced by HMS Geranium (T/Lt. C. Blackshaw, RNVR).
At 1220/3, HMS Geranium was detached.
At 1315/3, 'Force 26' joined the escort, it was made up of HMS Faulknor (Cdr. Douglas Eric Holland-Martin, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Bulldog (?), HMCS Iroquois (Capt. K.F. Adams, RCN) and HMCS Haida (A/Lt.Cdr. R.P. Welland, DSC, RCN).
HMS Malaya arrived at Plymouth around 0830/4. (4)
8 Mar 1945
HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted attack exercises in the Clyde area during which HMS Sardonyx (Lt.Cdr. L.F.L. Hill, RNR) and HMS Inman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.E. Petre, RNR) served as targets. (5)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18621
- ADM 173/19026
- ADM 173/19424
- ADM 53/119849
- File 2.12.03.6428 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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