Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
United States Navy — Frigate K514

HMS Lawford (K514)

Evarts-class destroyer escort (modified to HQ vessel)

HMS Lawford (K514)
Royal Navy official photographer — This photograph A 21817 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01) — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons Plate — K514 Royal Navy Captain class frigate HMS Lawford , docked at Liverpool. HMS Lawford in this picture has been converted to act as a headquarters ship during Operation Neptune. Note the extended superstructure (to accommodate the Staff Officers) and additional smaller mainmast to support the extra aerials. On 8 June 1944, while operating off Juno Beach, she was hit by enemy fire during an air attack and

Service

  1. United States Navy as USS Lawford (DE-516)2,193 days of the war
  2. Royal Navy as HMS Lawford (K514)? — 8 June 19441,742 days of the war
Evarts-class destroyer escort (modified to HQ vessel) Particulars
Name
HMS Lawford
Pennant / hull number
K514
Namesake
John Lawford
Launched
13 August 1943
Fate
Sunk by Aerial attack during Normandy Landings, 8 June 1944 (1944)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, standard
1,190 long tons (1,209 t)
Length
88.09 m (289 ft)
Beam
10.67 m (35 ft)
Draught
3.05 m (10 ft)
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
Range
6,000 nmi (11,112 km)
Complement
240
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)

HMS Lawford was a frigate of the Evarts-class destroyer escort (modified to HQ vessel) built for the United States Navy. She carried the pennant number K514. She was named for John Lawford. She was launched on 13 August 1943.

Her class ran to 67 ships. The class followed the N/A and was succeeded by the Buckley-class destroyer escort.

She displaced 1,190 long tons. She measured 88.1 m (289 ft) long with a beam of 10.7 m (35 ft). Her designed speed was 20 knots, and she carried a complement of 240.

Her main battery was two 76 mm (3 in) guns. Her machinery developed 6,000 shp through two shafts.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Lawford (DE-516). She then passed to the Royal Navy, serving as HMS Lawford (K514). She was in commission for 3,935 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 8 June 1944, at 49°26′N 0°24′W. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 2 shafts; 4 diesel engines
Power
  • 6000 shp electric motors
Armament
  • 2 × single 3 in/50 guns
  • 16 × single 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns
  • 2 × Depth charge rails

Sister ships

42 more in the class

Sources

  • Facts harvested from HMS Lawford (K514) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
  • Photograph: Royal Navy official photographer — This photograph A 21817 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01) — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons