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Harmon (DE-72)
HMS Aylmer (K-463)

Class: Buckley (Lend-Lease)      Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full)   Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 , 4-Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2-Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots   Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots   Crew: 186
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA on 12 April 1943
Launched 10 July 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 30 September 1943, Renamed HMS Aylmer
Returned (USN) 5 November 1945, Stricken 19 December 1945
Fate: sold for scrapping 20 June 1947
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Aylmer 75k February 1945: on the River Mersey - heading for Liverpool Jim Bryce
Aylmer 75k undated: in drydock at Holyhead after ramming U-1051 on 26 January 1945 Robert Hurst
HMS Aylmer 46k HMS Aylmer (ex-USS Harmon DE-72) tied up to mooring buoy, date and location unknown. (Photo from Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons & Tactics in World War Two, by David K. Brown) Robert Hurst
HMS Aylmer 62k HMS Aylmer underway date and location unknown. (Photo from Atlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons & Tactics in World War Two, by David K. Brown) Robert Hurst
History of HMS Aylmer (K-463), ex-Harmon DE-72
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
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