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Gillette (DE 270)
HMS Foley (K-474)

CLASS: Evarts (lend-lease)
TYPE: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 4-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship),
4 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 156
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston Navy Yard on 7 April 1943
Launched 19 May 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 8 September 1943, Renamed HMS Foley
Returned (USN) 22 August 1945
Fate: Sold for scrapping June 1946
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HMS Foley 109k HMS Foley 1944 Gary Sharp
HMS Foley 224k HMS Foley crewmembers, taken at Portsmouth, 1943 Gary Sharp
HMS Foley 126k HMS Foley crewmembers, 1944 (Gary's Dad, Reg Sharp, is standing, third from right) Gary Sharp
HMS Foley 108k rear of previous photo, signed by crewmembers Gary Sharp
History of HMS Foley (K-474), ex-Gillette (DE-270)
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
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