Allied Warships

HMS Burges (K 347)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 347 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered1 Nov 1941 
Laid down8 Dec 1942 
Launched26 Jan 1943 
Commissioned2 Jun 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 12.

Returned to the USN on 27 February 1946. Later sold for scrap.

 

Commands listed for HMS Burges (K 347)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Harold Hill, DSC, RD, RNR30 Apr 1943Oct 1944
2Lt. Clifford Cornelius, RNOct 1944Oct 1945 ?

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Media links


The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War

Collingwood, Donald

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