HMS Capel (K470)
HMS Capel 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. The ship was laid down as USS Wintle (DE-266) on 11 March 1943 by the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, and launched on 22 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Mary Clyde Wintle. On 14 June 1943 the ship was allocated to the United Kingdom; and she was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Capel on 16 August 1943. The ship was named after Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel (1776-1853).
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HMS Capel (K470)
HMS Capel 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. The ship was laid down as USS Wintle (DE-266) on 11 March 1943 by the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, and launched on 22 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Mary Clyde Wintle. On 14 June 1943 the ship was allocated to the United Kingdom; and she was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Capel on 16 August 1943. The ship was named after Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel (1776-1853).
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HMS Capel was a Captain-class ...... omas Bladen Capel (1776-1853).
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1943-08-16
laying down
1943-03-11
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8.80872e+1
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ship launched
1943-04-22
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Sunk by torpedo, 26 December 1944
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743,323,004
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*3 × single 3"/50 Mk.22 dual p ...... ctors
*2 × depth charge tracks
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*4 × General Motors Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive,
*2 screws
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HMS Capel was a Captain-class ...... omas Bladen Capel (1776-1853).
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HMS Capel (K470)
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4.9833333333333325e+1
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-1.6833333333333331e+0
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HMS Capel
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