HMS Ekins (K552)
HMS Ekins (K552) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy that served during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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HMS Ekins (K552)
HMS Ekins (K552) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy that served during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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HMS Ekins (K552) was a British ...... Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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date of acquirement
1943-11-29
commissioning date
1943-11-29
completion date
1943-11-29
laying down
1943-07-05
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9.32688e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.12014e+1
ship launched
1943-10-02
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*Constructive total lossafter 16 April 1945
*Nominally returned by United Kingdom June 1945
*Nominally returned to United States June 1945
*Sold March 1947 for scrapping
Transferred to United Kingdom 29 November 1943
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Ship acquired
1943-11-29
Ship armament
*3 × /50 Mk.22 guns
*1 × twin ...... harges
*QF 2-pounder naval gun
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Ship commissioned
1943-11-29
never
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Ship completed
1943-11-29
Ship country
United Kingdom
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Ship decommissioned
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Ship fate
*Nominally returned by United Kingdom June 1945
*Sold March 1947 for scrapping
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Ship laid down
1943-07-05
Ship launched
1943-10-02
Ship name
HMS Ekins
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Ship namesake
Captain Sir Charles Ekins , Br ...... bombardment of Algiers in 1816
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Ship notes
Pennant number K552
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Ship propulsion
*Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D ...... ectric motors for
*Two shafts
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at
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Ship sensors
*SA & SL type radars
*Type 144 ...... tion Finding Type FH 4 antenna
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Ship struck
1945-06-25
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HMS Ekins (K552) was a British ...... Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
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HMS Ekins (K552)
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