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The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-189, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Holmes. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-81, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 17 August 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was first renamed Hong Kong and then Tobago by the British prior to launching and was launched on 27 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. D. W. Ambridge of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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  • HMS Tobago (K585)
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  • The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-189, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Holmes. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-81, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 17 August 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was first renamed Hong Kong and then Tobago by the British prior to launching and was launched on 27 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. D. W. Ambridge of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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  • yes
Ship laid down
  • 1943-08-17(xsd:date)
Ship commissioned
  • 1944-08-12(xsd:date)
  • never
Ship reclassified
  • --04-15
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  • yes
Ship sponsor
  • Mrs. D. W. Ambridge
Ship renamed
  • Hong Kong, 1943
  • Tobago, 1943
Ship fate
  • --08-12
  • --05-13
Ship builder
  • Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Ship decommissioned
  • 1945(xsd:integer)
Ship country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Ship namesake
  • Hong Kong
  • Tobago
  • A British name assigned in anticipation of delivery of the ship to the United Kingdom
Ship acquired
  • 1944-08-12(xsd:date)
Ship launched
  • 1943-09-27(xsd:date)
Ship Name
  • Holmes
  • HMS Tobago
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  • The ship, originally designated a "patrol gunboat," PG-189, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Holmes. She was reclassified as a "patrol frigate," PF-81, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 17 August 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was first renamed Hong Kong and then Tobago by the British prior to launching and was launched on 27 September 1943, sponsored by Mrs. D. W. Ambridge of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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