HMS Labuan

History
United States
Name	Harvey
Namesake	British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
Reclassified	Patrol frigate, PF-80, 15 April 1943
Builder	Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down	7 August 1943
Renamed	Gold Coast, 1943
Namesake	Gold Coast
Renamed	Labuan, 1943
Namesake	Labuan
Launched	21 September 1943
Identification	PG-188
Fate	Transferred to United Kingdom 5 February 1944
Acquired	Returned by United Kingdom 13 May 1946
Fate	Sold 9 July 1957 for scrapping
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Labuan
Namesake	Labuan
Acquired	5 February 1944
Commissioned	5 February 1944
Identification	K584
Fate	Returned to United States 13 May 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Colony/Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement	1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion	3 × boilers 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × single 3-inch/50 cal. AA guns 2 × twin Bofors 40 mm guns 9 × single Oerlikon 20 mm cannon 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar 8 × Y gun depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge racks

HMS Labuan (K584), ex-Gold Coast, was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom which served in the Royal Navy during World War II. She was originally ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Harvey (PF-80) and briefly renamed Gold Coast before she was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.

Construction and acquisition

The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-188, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS Harvey. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-80, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 7 August 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Gold Coast and then again renamed Labuan by the British prior to launching. She was launched on 21 September 1943.

Service history

Transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 5 February 1944, the ship served in the Royal Navy as HMS Labuan (pennant K584) on patrol and escort duty in the English Channel. On 27 February 1945, she shared credit with the British frigate HMS Loch Fada and the British sloop HMS Wild Goose for the sinking with depth charges of the German submarine U-1279 in the western part of the English Channel at 49°46′00″N 005°47′00″W.

The United Kingdom returned Labuan to the U.S. Navy on 13 May 1946. She was sold to the Heggie Iron and Metal Company of Dorchester, Massachusetts, on 9 July 1957 for scrapping.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• NavSource Online: Frigate Photo Archive: HMS Labuan (K 584) ex-Gold Coast ex-Harvey ex-PF-80 ex-PG-187