HMS Dominica (K507)
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| Career (USA) |  |
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| Name: | Harman (PF-79) |
| Fate: | Transferred to the United Kingdom, 25 January 1944 |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Dominica (K507) |
| Namesake: | Dominica |
| Launched: | 14 September 1943 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Andrew D. Manchester |
| Acquired: | 25 January 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 25 January 1944 |
| Fate: | Returned to the United States, 23 April 1946 |
| Career (USA) | |
| Acquired: | 23 April 1946 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 27 March 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Colony class frigate |
| Tonnage: | 1,430 t |
| Length: | 303 ft 11 in (92.6 m) (overall) |
| Beam: | 37 ft 6 in (11.4 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
| Propulsion: | three boilers 2 × 5,500 SHP turbines two shafts |
| Speed: | 20.3 knot (38 km/h) |
| Complement: | 190 |
| Armament: | 3 × 3 in/50 AA guns (3×1) 4 × 40 mm guns (2×2) 9 × 20 mm (9×1) 1 × Hedgehog A/S projector 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge racks |
HMS Dominica (K507) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom during World War II.
The ship, originally named Harman and designated a Patrol Gunboat (PG-187), was built under Maritime Commission contract by Walsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. Intended for use by the United Kingdom, she was reclassified as a Patrol Frigate (PF-79) on 15 April 1943, renamed Dominica, and launched on 14 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Andrew D. Manchester. Dominica was then completed and transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 25 January 1944 as part of the 21-ship "Colony" class. She served as a patrol vessel and escort until being returned to the United States on 23 April 1946. The frigate was subsequently sold to Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, on 27 March 1947 and scrapped.
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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
