HMS Gore

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HMS Gore (K481)
HMS Gore on 11 August 1944.
History
United States
NameUSS Herzog (DE-277)
NamesakeU.S. Navy Lieutenant, junior grade, William Ralph Herzog (1909–1942), killed in action as commander of the Naval Armed Guard aboard SS Pan New York on 29 October 1942
Ordered25 January 1942[2]
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down20 May 1943[1]
Launched8 July 1943[1]
Completed14 October 1943
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 14 October 1943
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 2 May 1946
FateSold 19 November 1946[1] or 10 June 1947[3] for scrapping
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Gore (K481)
NamesakeAdmiral John Gore (1772–1836), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Triton from 1796 to 1801
Acquired14 October 1943
Commissioned14 October 1943[2]
FateReturned to United States 2 May 1946
General characteristics
Displacement1,140 long tons (1,158 t)
Length289.5 ft (88.2 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Four General Motors 278A 16-cylinder engines
  • GE 7,040 bhp (5,250 kW) generators (4,800 kW)
  • GE electric motors for 6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement156
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
NotesPennant number K481

HMS Gore (K481) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Herzog (DE-277), she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.

Construction and transfer[edit]

The ship was ordered on 25 January 1942[2] and laid down as USS Herzog (DE-277), the first ship of the name, by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 20 May 1943. She was launched on 8 July 1943. The United States transferred her to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 14 October 1943.

Service history[edit]

The ship was commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Gore (K481) on 14 October 1943[2] simultaneously with her transfer. She served on patrol and escort duty.

On 26 February 1944, Gore joined the British frigates HMS Affleck (K462) and HMS Gould (K476) in a depth-charge attack that sank the German submarine U-91 in the North Atlantic Ocean at position 49°45′00″N 026°20′00″W / 49.75000°N 26.33333°W / 49.75000; -26.33333 (U-91 sunk).[2]

On 29 February 1944, Gore was operating as part of the First Escort Group when she, Affleck, Gould, and the British frigate HMS Garlies (K475) detected the German submarine U-358 in the North Atlantic north-northeast of the Azores and began a depth-charge attack which continued through the night and into 1 March 1944, the four frigates dropping a combined 104 depth charges. Gore and Garlies were forced to withdraw to Gibraltar to refuel on 1 March, but Affleck and Gould continued to attack U-358. During the afternoon of 1 March, U-358 succeeded in torpedoing and sinking Gould at position 45°46′00″N 023°16′00″W / 45.76667°N 23.26667°W / 45.76667; -23.26667 (HMS Gould (K476) sunk), but then was forced to surface after 38 hours submerged and was sunk by gunfire from Affleck at position 45°46′00″N 023°16′00″W / 45.76667°N 23.26667°W / 45.76667; -23.26667 (U-358 sunk).[2][4]

The Royal Navy returned Gore to the U.S. Navy on 2 May 1946.

Disposal[edit]

The U.S. Navy sold Gore on either 19 November 1946[1] or 10 June 1947[3] (sources vary) for scrapping.

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