HMS Stockham

HMS Stockham anchored at Greenock, Scotland, on 21 March 1944.
History
United States
Nameunnamed (DE-97)
BuilderBethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Massachusetts
Laid down25 August 1943
Launched31 October 1943
Completed28 December 1943
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 28 December 1943
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 31 January 1946
Stricken12 March 1946
FateScrapping completed 15 June 1948
United Kingdom
NameHMS Stockham (K572)
NamesakeCaptain John Stockham (1765–1814), British naval officer who was the commanding officer of HMS Thunderer at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805
Acquired28 December 1943
Commissioned28 December 1943
FateReturned to United States 31 January 1946
General characteristics
Displacement1,400 long tons (1,422 t)
Length306 ft (93 m)
Beam36.75 ft (11.2 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Two Foster-Wheeler Express "D"-type water-tube boilers
  • GE 13,500 shp (10,070 kW) steam turbines and generators (9,200 kW)
  • Electric motors for 12,000 shp (8,900 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement186
Sensors &
processing systems
Armament
NotesPennant number K562

HMS Stockham (K562) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.

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