Name USS Hornby Renamed Monsterrat, 1943 Length 93 m | Laid down 28 August 1943 Namesake Montserrat | |
Namesake British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom Reclassified Patrol frigate, PF-82, 15 April 1943 Builders Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence | ||
HMS Montserrat (K586) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hornby (PF-82) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
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Construction and acquisition
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-190, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Hornby. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-82, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 28 August 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Montserrat by the British prior to launching and was launched on 27 September 1943.
Service history
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 31 August 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Montserrat (K586) on patrol and escort duty.
Disposal
The United Kingdom returned Montserrat to the U.S. Navy on 11 June 1946. She was sold to the John J. Duane Company of Quincy, Massachusetts, on 30 November 1947 for scrapping.