Allied Warships

HMS Sarawak (K 591)

Frigate of the Colony class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassColony 
PennantK 591 
Built byWalsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down28 Sep 1943 
Launched25 Oct 1943 
Commissioned7 Feb 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Returned to the USN 22 May 1946.
Sold to be broken up for scrap in 1947.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Eric Hope Lynes, RNR
February 1944 – April 1944

Lt.Cdr. John Merrick Rayner, RD, RNR
April 1944 – 15 March 1945

Lt.Cdr. Francis Harden Gray, RD, RNR
15 March 1945 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Sarawak is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List

 

Commands listed for HMS Sarawak (K 591)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Eric Hope Lynes, RD, RNRFeb 1944Apr 1944
2Lt.Cdr. John Merrick Rayner, RD, RNRApr 194415 Mar 1945
3Lt.Cdr. Francis Harden Gray, RD, RNR15 Mar 1945Jul 1945 ?

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