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HMS Montserrat (K 586)
ex-Hornby (PF 82)



Call sign:
November - Zulu - Yankee - Charlie

ex-PG-190



Hornby only served the United Kingdom.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as a Patrol Gunboat, PG-190; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-82, 15 April 1943; Laid down under a Maritime Commission contract at Welsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence RI; Named Hornby; Assigned to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Program; Renamed Montserrat and launched 27 September 1943; Transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned HMS Montserrat (K 586), 31 August 1944; Returned to U.S. custody 11 June 1946; Returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal; Sold for scrap 30 November 1947 to the John J. Duane Co. of Quincy, MA.

Specifications: Displacement 1,190 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20kts; Complement 190; Armament three 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, two twin 40mm gun mounts , nine 20mm guns, one Hedgehog depth charge projector; eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion two boilers, two triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, two shafts.

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Hornby 153k The crew of HMS Montserrat (K 586) Jim Bryce
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