Allied Warships

HMS Torrington (K 577)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 577 
Built byBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Sep 1943 
Launched27 Nov 1943 
Commissioned18 Jan 1944 
End service 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 568 but not named.

Returned to the USN on 11 June 1946. Scrapped.

 
Former nameDE 568

Commands listed for HMS Torrington (K 577)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Clement Francis Parker, RN18 Jan 1944Sep 1945
2Lt.Cdr. Charles Gordon Walker, RNSep 1945late 1945

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Media links


The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War

Collingwood, Donald


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