HMS Rosebay

History
United States
NameSplendor
BuilderKingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston
Launched1 February 1943
FateTransferred to the Royal Navy
United Kingdom
NameRosebay
Commissioned28 July 1943
IdentificationPennant number: K286
FateReturned to US Navy custody 20 March 1946, sold commercial, scrapped 1954
General characteristics
Class and typeAction-class patrol boat
Displacement1,375 long tons (1,397 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Propulsiontwo 3-drum express boilers, 2,750ihp vertical triple expansion Canadian Vickers engine, one shaft.
Speed16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement90
Armament

HMS Rosebay (previously known as Splendor (PG-97)) was a Flower-class corvette built for World War II. She was disposed of soon after the war.

Splendor (PG-97) was launched for the United States Navy on 11 February 1943 by the Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston, Ont., Canada. However, upon completion, Splendor was transferred to the Royal Navy on 28 July 1943 and commissioned as HMS Rosebay. On 20 March 1946 she was returned to the United States Navy. Never commissioned in the United States Navy, Splendor was transferred to the Maritime Commission on 19 November 1946 for disposal.

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Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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