HMS Inman

HMS Inman (K571)
HMS Inman off Greenock, Scotland, on 22 May 1944.
History
United States
Nameunnamed (DE-526)
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down25 September 1943[1]
Launched2 November 1943
Completed13 January 1944
Commissionednever
Fate
  • Transferred to United Kingdom
  • 13 January 1944
Acquired
  • Returned by United Kingdom
  • 1 March 1946
FateSold November 1946 for scrapping
United Kingdom
NameHMS Inman (K571)
NamesakeCaptain Henry Inman (1762–1809), British naval officer
Acquired13 January 1944
Commissioned13 January 1944[2]
Decommissioned1945[3]
Fate
  • Returned to United States
  • 1 March 1946
General characteristics
Displacement1,140 long tons (1,158 t)
Length289.5 ft (88.2 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Four General Motors 278A 16-cylinder engines
  • GE 7,040 bhp (5,250 kW) generators (4,800 kW)
  • GE electric motors for 6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement156
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
NotesPennant number K571

HMS Inman (K471) was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission in World War II. Originally built as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort DE-526, she served in the Royal Navy from 1944 to 1945.

Construction and transfer

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The ship was laid down as the unnamed US Navy destroyer escort DE-526 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 25 September 1943 and launched on 2 November 1943.[1] The United States transferred her to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 13 January 1944; she was the last of the 78 destroyer escorts the United States transferred to the United Kingdom.

Service history

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The ship was commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Inman (K571) on 13 January 1944[2] simultaneously with her transfer. She served on patrol and escort duty for the remainder of World War II and was decommissioned in 1945 after the conclusion of the war.[3]

The Royal Navy returned Inman to the US Navy on 1 March 1946.

Disposal

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The United States sold Inman in November 1946 to George H. Nutman, Inc., of Brooklyn, New York, for scrapping.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive DE-526 HMS Inman (K-571)
  2. ^ a b uboat.net HMS Inman (K 571)
  3. ^ a b Per uboat.net HMS Inman (K 571), Inman was not on the Royal Navy's October 1945 active list, strongly implying that she was decommissioned earlier that year.

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