HMS Pasley (K564), ex-Lindsay, was a Captain-class frigate of the Evarts-class of destroyer escort, originally commissioned to be built for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and saw service during the World War II from 1943 to 1945. She was the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named Pasley, after Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley (1734-1808), who commanded aboard his flagship HMS Bellerophon at the Glorious First of June in 1794.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | unnamed (DE-519) |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 18 July 1943[1] |
| Launched | 30 August 1943 |
| Renamed | Allocated to United Kingdom as USS Lindsey (DE-519) 19 October 1943[1] |
| Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of transfer to United Kingdom |
| Renamed | USS Pasley (DE-519) 1943 |
| Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of transfer to United Kingdom |
| Completed | 20 November 1943 |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 20 November 1943[1] |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 20 August 1945[1] |
| Name | USS Pasley (DE-519) |
| Namesake | British name retained |
| Commissioned | 20 August 1945[1] |
| Decommissioned | 26 October 1945[1] |
| Stricken | 16 November 1945[1] |
| Fate | Scrapped |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pasley (K564) |
| Namesake | Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley (1734-1808), British naval officer[2] |
| Acquired | 20 November 1943[1] |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Marjorie Rush[1] |
| Christened | 20 November 1943[1] |
| Commissioned | 20 November 1943[1] |
| Fate | Returned to United States 20 August 1945[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) |
| Length | 289.5 ft (88.2 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 156 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Pennant number K564 |
Construction and transfer
editThe still-unnamed ship was laid down as the U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-519 at the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 18 July 1943 and was launched on 30 August 1943. On 19 October 1943, she was allocated to the United Kingdom and received the British name Lindsay, but the British soon changed her name to Pasley to avoid confusion with the Royal Canadian Navy corvette HMCS Lindsay. Upon completion on 20 November 1943, she was christened, sponsored by Mrs. Marjorie Rush, and transferred to the United Kingdom.[1]
Service history
editRoyal Navy, 1943-1945
editCommissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Pasley (K564) on 20 November 1943 simultaneously with her transfer, the ship served on patrol and escort duty for the remainder of World War II. The Royal Navy returned her to the U.S. Navy in England on 20 August 1945.
U.S. Navy, 1945
editRetaining her British name, the ship was commissioned into the U.S. Navy as USS Pasley (DE-519) on 20 August 1945 simultaneously with her return to U.S. custody. She soon steamed to the Philadelphia Navy Yard at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was decommissioned on 26 October 1945.
Disposal
editThe U.S. Navy struck Pasley from its Naval Vessel Register on 16 November 1945. She subsequently was scrapped.[1]
Citations
editReferences
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.- Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive DE 519 / HMS Pasley (ex-Lindsay) (K 564)
- Captain Class Frigate Association: HMS Pasley (K 564)
- uboat.net HMS Pasley (K564)
- Destroyer Escort Sailors Association DEs for UK
