HMS Nyasaland
{{short description|Frigate of the Royal Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Hoste{{!}}USS Hoste}}
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HMS Nyasaland (K587) was a {{sclass2|Colony|frigate}} of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hoste (PF-83) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-191, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Hoste. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-83, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 7 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Nyasaland by the British prior to launching and was launched on 6 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. William A. Cahir.
Service history
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 31 July 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Nyasaland (K587) on patrol and escort duty. On 17 December 1944, she sank the German submarine {{GS|U-772||2}} with depth charges in the North Atlantic Ocean south of Cork, Ireland, at {{coord|51|16|N|008|05|W|name=U-772 sunk}}. On 4 February 1945, she shared credit with the British frigates {{HMS|Loch Scavaig|K648|2}}, {{HMS|Papua|K588|2}}, and {{HMS|Loch Shin|K421|2}} for sinking the German submarine {{GS|U-1014||2}} in a depth-charge attack in the North Channel off Malin Head, Ireland, at {{coord|55|17|N|006|45|W|name=U-1014 sunk}}. On 2 March 1945, she rescued 42 survivors of the British merchant ship SS King Edgar, which the German submarine {{GS|U-1302||2}} had sunk in St. George's Channel at {{coord|52|05|N|005|42|W|name=SS King Edgar sunk}}.
Disposal
The United Kingdom returned Nyasaland to the U.S. Navy on 15 April 1946. She was sold to the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania, on 10 November 1947 for scrapping.
References
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- {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h8/hoste-i.htm}}
- {{navsource|12/08083}}
External links
- {{navsource|12/08083}}
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{{Tacoma class patrol frigate}}
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Category:Ships built in Providence, Rhode Island
Category:Tacoma-class frigates
Category:Colony-class frigates
Category:World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States