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Allied Warships

HMS Mounsey (K 569)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 569 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Aug, 1943 
Launched24 Sep, 1943 
Commissioned23 Dec, 1943 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 524 but not named.

Returned to the USN on 25 February 1946. Scrapped.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Frank Alexander John Andrew, RN
24 December 1943 – January 1945

HMS Mounsey in Dockyard Control during repairs ???

T/A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Court Julian, RNZNVR
27 March 1945 – still in command in April 1945 according to the Navy List

HMS Mounsey is not listed in the July 1945 Navy List 

Hit by U-boat
Damaged on 2 Nov, 1944 by U-295 (Wieboldt).

Former nameDE 524

Noteable events involving Mounsey include:

2 Nov, 1944
On 2 November 1944, HMS Mounsey (Lt. F.A.J. Andrew, RN) was damaged by a Gnat torpedo fired by the German submarine U-295 while escorting convoy RA-61 and had to return to Kola Inlet. After temporary repairs the ship made passage to UK in convoy RA-62 for permanent repairs. (see map)


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