HMS Holmes
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HMS Holmes (K581) was a Royal Navy Captain-class frigate, originally a Buckley-class destroyer escort intended for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1944, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and was in commission from 1944 to 1945, seeing service during World War II.
1944 — 1945
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K581
length 93.2 metre, speed 24 knot, beam 11.1 metre, draft 3.3 metre,
Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Royal Navy, United States,
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1944-01-31T00:00:00Z
1945-12-03T00:00:00Z
1944 — 1945 HMS Holmes
1943-10-27T00:00:00Z
1943-10-27T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1944-01-31T00:00:00Z
1944-01-31T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1943-12-18T00:00:00Z
1943-12-18T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1944-01-31T00:00:00Z
1944-01-31T00:00:00Z
ship completed
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | naval-history.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | uboat.net page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 A23920 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings)- D-day 6 June 1944 A23914 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Operation Overlord (the Normandy Landings), June 1944 A23956 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 A23914 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | D-day - British Forces during the Invasion of Normandy 6 June 1944 A23925 | Commons | ||




