| HMS Somaliland (K594) | |
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 HMS Somaliland at Greenock, Scotland, on 21 September 1944. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Popham (PG-198) |
| Namesake: | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
| Reclassified: | Patrol frigate, PF-90, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder: | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down: | 11 October 1943[1] |
| Renamed: | Somaliland, 1943 |
| Namesake: | British Somaliland |
| Launched: | 11 November 1943 |
| Commissioned: | never |
| Fate: | Transferred to United Kingdom 22 February 1944[1] or 24 July 1944[2] |
HMS Somaliland (K594) was a Colony-class 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 Popham (PF-90) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition[]
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-198, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a U.S. Navy contract as USS Popham. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-90, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 11 October 1943.[1] Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Somaliland by the British prior to launching and was launched on 11 November 1943.
Service history[]
Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on, according to different sources, either 22 February 1944[1] or 24 June 1944,[2] the ship servied in the Royal Navy as HMS Somaliland (K594) on patrol and escort duty.
Disposal[]
The United Kingdom returned Somaliland to the U.S. Navy on 22 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.
References[]
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- Bibliography
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