HMS Perim (K593) [SEP] vessel class
HMS Perim (K593)
HMS "Perim" (K593), ex-Sierra Leone, was a 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 "Phillimore" (PF-89) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.
Construction and acquisition.
The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-197, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS
Royal Navy as HMS "Perim" (K593). Her first commanding officer was Nicholas Monsarrat. Conducting work-ups off Bermuda, she damaged her main bearings during each of her first 13 sea trials before the problem was identified and corrected and she completed trials successfully on her fourteenth try. She then served on patrol and escort duty until decommissioned in 1945.
Disposal.
The United Kingdom returned "Perim" to the U.S. Navy on 22 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.
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