HMS Cayman
- Displacement
- 1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
- Length
- 92.35 m (303 ft)
- Beam
- 11.28 m (37 ft)
- Speed
- 20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
- Complement
- 190
- Main gun
- 76 mm (3 in)
Service
- as USS Harland (PG-186)23 April 1946 — 1 July 1947
- as HMS Cayman (K506)20 January 1944 — 23 April 1946591 days of the war
- Name
- HMS Cayman
- Namesake
- British name assigned in anticipation of ships transfer to United Kingdom
- Laid down
- 15 July 1943
- Launched
- 6 September 1943
- Commissioned
- 20 January 1944
- Fate
- Returned to United States 23 April 1946 (1946)
- Status
- Unknown
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
- Length
- 92.35 m (303 ft)
- Beam
- 11.28 m (37 ft)
- Draught
- 3.96 m (13 ft)
- Speed
- 20 knots (37 km/h, 23 mph)
- Complement
- 190
- Main gun
- 76 mm (3 in)
HMS Cayman was a Colony-class frigate/Tacoma-class frigate built for the United States Navy. Her keel was laid on 15 July 1943. She entered service on 20 January 1944, having been launched on 6 September 1943.
45 ships of the class were built.
Displacement was 1,264 long tons. She measured 92.3 m (303 ft) long with a beam of 11.3 m (37 ft). Her designed speed was 20 knots, and she carried a complement of 190. Her main battery was of 76 mm (3.0 in) calibre.
She served with the United States Navy as USS Harland (PG-186) until 1 July 1947. She then passed to the Royal Navy, serving as HMS Cayman (K506) from 20 January 1944. She was in commission for 591 days of the Second World War.
She was transferred on 23 April 1946.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 3 × boilers
- 2 × turbines, 5500 shp each
- 2 shafts
- Armament
- 3 × single 3 inch/50 AA guns
- 2 × twin 40 mm guns
- 9 × single 20 mm
- 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
- 8 × Y gun depth charge projectors
- 2 × depth charge racks
Sister ships
- HMS Anguilla
- HMS Antigua (K501)
- HMS Ascension
- HMS Bahamas
- HMS Barbados (K504)
- HMS Caicos
- HMS Dominica (K507)
- HMS Gold Coast (K584)
- HMS Hong Kong (K585)
- HMS Labuan
- HMS Montserrat
- HMS Nyasaland
- HMS Papua
- HMS Perim
- HMS Pitcairn
- HMS Sarawak
- HMS Seychelles
- HMS Sierra Leone (K593)
- HMS Somaliland
- HMS St. Helena
- HMS Tobago (K585)
- HMS Tortola
- HMS Zanzibar
- USS Hallowell (PF-72)
Sources
- Facts harvested from HMS Cayman on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.