HMS Moorsom (K567)

HMS Moorsom was a Captain-class frigate, operated by the United States Navy. She carried the pennant number K567. Her keel was laid at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts on 14 August 1943. Launched on 24 September 1943, she entered service on 10 December 1943.

Her class ran to 46 ships.

Displacement was 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 198.

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

She served with the United States Navy as unnamed (DE-522) until 5 December 1945. She then passed to the Royal Navy, serving as HMS Moorsom (K567) from 10 December 1943. She was in commission for 632 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 25 October 1945. She was struck from the register on 5 December 1945.

She was transferred on 25 October 1945.

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