HMS Halsted (K556), ex-Russell, was a Captain-class frigate of the Buckley class of destroyer escort, originally intended for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and saw service from 1943 to 1944 during World War II.
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| - HMS Halsted (K556), ex-Russell, was a Captain-class frigate of the Buckley class of destroyer escort, originally intended for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and saw service from 1943 to 1944 during World War II.
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| - USS Halsted 1943
- USS Russell 1943
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| - --06-11
- --11-01
- --11-03
- Nominally returned to U.S. Navy 1946
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| - Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
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| - British name assigned in anticipation of transfer to United Kingdom
- Captain Sir Lawrence Halsted , commanding officer of at the Battle of Cape Ortegal in 1805
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| - 1943-11-03(xsd:date)
- Nominally returned by United Kingdom 1946
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| - HMS Halsted (K556), ex-Russell, was a Captain-class frigate of the Buckley class of destroyer escort, originally intended for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and saw service from 1943 to 1944 during World War II.
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