Allied Warships

HMS Torrington (K 577)

Frigate of the Captain class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeFrigate
ClassCaptain 
PennantK 577 
Built byBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down22 Sep 1943 
Launched27 Nov 1943 
Commissioned18 Jan 1944 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Assigned USN penant DE 568 but not named.

Returned to the USN on 11 June 1946. Scrapped.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Clement Francis Parker, RN
18 January 1944 – September 1945
Promoted to Lt.Cdr. on 5 January 1945

Lt. Charles Gordon Walker, RN
September 1945 – still in command in October 1945 according to the Navy List

 
Former nameDE 568

Commands listed for HMS Torrington (K 577)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Clement Francis Parker, RN18 Jan 1944Sep 1945
2Lt.Cdr. Charles Gordon Walker, RNSep 1945Oct 1945 ?

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