| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 569 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 24 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 524 but not named. Returned to the USN on 25 February 1946. Scrapped. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Mounsey |
| Former name | DE 524 |
Commands listed for HMS Mounsey (K 569)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Frank Alexander John Andrew, RN | 24 Dec 1943 | Jan 1945 | |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Court Julian, RNZNVR | 27 Mar 1945 | 15 Jun 1945 | |
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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)
10 May 1945
U-1023 (Kapitanleutnant Heinrich-Andreas Schroeteler) surrendered to HMS Mounsey (Lt Cdr Geoffrey Court Julian RNZNVR) at 2300 off Land's End. The U-boat later made a well-publicised tour of various British ports because it had the dubious distinction of being the one to sink the last Allied warship. U-1023 itself sank on 7th January 1946 at 55.49N, 08.24W while under tow and on the way to be scuttled in Operation Deadlight.
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