HMS Honesty
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Caprice |
| Builder | Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Laid down | as CN-308 |
| Launched | 28 September 1942 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Royal Navy, 28 May 1943 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Honesty |
| Identification | Pennant number: K 285 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Action class |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) |
| Length | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
| Propulsion | 4-cylinder triple expansion, one shaft |
| Speed | 16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h) |
| Complement | 90 |
| Armament |
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The second USS Caprice (PG-90), formerly CN-308, was launched 28 September 1942, by Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for the United States Navy. Upon completion, Caprice was transferred to the Royal Navy on 28 May 1943, and commissioned as HMS Honesty.
On 5 January 1946, Honesty was returned to the United States Navy and reverted to the name Caprice. Never commissioned in the United States Navy, Caprice was sold on 10 December 1946.
Source: "HMS Honesty", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 17th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Honesty.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- USS Caprice (PG-90
- NavSource Online: Gunboat Photo Archive - HMS Honesty (K 285) ex-Caprice (PG 90) ex-CN-308
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