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DE 566
HMS Trollope (K-575)

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 29 September 1943
Launched 20 November 1943, Commissioned (USN) Never
To Britain as lend lease 10 January 1944
Fate: Torpedoed by German MTB, off Normandy 6 July 1944,
considered total loss, broken up for scrap in Scotland during 1951
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DE 566 135k 26 May 1944: Portsmouth, England - Berthed along the southwest wall, (ship to right), Portsmouth Drydock, between HMS Lawford (K-514) and LST 302, in preparation for D-Day invasion. (photo #NMM N25507) Nick Tiberio
History of HMS Trollope (K-575), ex-DE 566
(No U.S. Navy service, History Not Available)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
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