HMS Burges (K347)

HMS Burges (K347) was a Captain-class frigate, built in the United States as a Evarts-class destroyer escort, and transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, which served in World War II. She was named after Captain Richard Rundell Burges, commander of HMS Ardent, who was killed at the battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797. The name Burges was originally assigned to the Evarts-class destroyer escort, BDE-16, laid down on 14 March 1942. When that ship was retained by the United States Navy and renamed Edgar G. Chase (DE-16), the name was transferred to another ship.

HMS Burges (K347)

HMS Burges (K347) was a Captain-class frigate, built in the United States as a Evarts-class destroyer escort, and transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, which served in World War II. She was named after Captain Richard Rundell Burges, commander of HMS Ardent, who was killed at the battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797. The name Burges was originally assigned to the Evarts-class destroyer escort, BDE-16, laid down on 14 March 1942. When that ship was retained by the United States Navy and renamed Edgar G. Chase (DE-16), the name was transferred to another ship.