. . . . "--10-06"^^ . . "--09-07"^^ . . . . "The ship, originally designated a \"patrol gunboat,\" PG-191, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Hoste. She was reclassified as a \"patrol frigate,\" PF-83, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 7 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Nyasaland by the British prior to launching and was launched on 6 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. William A. Cahir."@en . . . . "The ship, originally designated a \"patrol gunboat,\" PG-191, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as the first USS Hoste. She was reclassified as a \"patrol frigate,\" PF-83, on 15 April 1943 and laid down by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence, Rhode Island, on 7 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed Nyasaland by the British prior to launching and was launched on 6 October 1943, sponsored by Mrs. William A. Cahir."@en . "--07-31"^^ . . . . . . . "--04-15"^^ . . . . "HMS Nyasaland (K587)"@en . . .