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For other ships with the same name, see USS Herzog.
Not to be confused with HMS Goree.

HMS Gore (K481)
HMS Gore on 11 August 1944.
History
HMS GoreUnited States
NameUSS Herzog (DE-277)
NamesakeU.S. Navy Lieutenant, junior grade, William Ralph Herzog (1909–1942), killed in action as commander of the Naval Armed Guard aboard SS Pan New York on 29 October 1942
Ordered25 January 1942[2]
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down20 May 1943[1]
Launched8 July 1943[1]
Completed14 October 1943
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 14 October 1943
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 2 May 1946
FateSold 19 November 1946[1] or 10 June 1947[3] for scrapping
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Gore (K481)
NamesakeAdmiral John Gore (1772–1836), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Triton from 1796 to 1801
Acquired14 October 1943
Commissioned14 October 1943[2]
FateReturned to United States 2 May 1946
General characteristics
Displacement1,140 long tons (1,158 t)
Length289.5 ft (88.2 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Four General Motors 278A 16-cylinder engines
  • GE 7,040 bhp (5,250 kW) generators (4,800 kW)
  • GE electric motors for 6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
  • Two shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Range5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement156
Sensors and
processing systems
  • SA & SL type radars
  • Type 144 series Asdic
  • MF Direction Finding antenna
  • HF Direction Finding Type FH 4 antenna
Armament
  • 3 × 3 in (76 mm) /50 Mk.22 guns
  • 1 × twin Bofors 40 mm mount Mk.I
  • 7–16 × 20 mm Oerlikon guns
  • Mark 10 Hedgehog antisubmarine mortar
  • Depth charges
  • QF 2-pounder naval gun
NotesPennant number K481

HMS Gore (K481) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Herzog (DE-277), she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.

  1. ^ a b c Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Herzog (DE-277)/HMS Gore (K-481)
  2. ^ a b uboat.net HMS Gore (K 481)
  3. ^ Dictionary of American Maval Fighting Ships: Herzog

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