HMS Gore

For other ships with the same name, see USS Herzog.

Not to be confused with HMS Goree.

HMS Gore on 11 August 1944.
History
United States
Name	USS Herzog (DE-277)
Namesake	U.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
Ordered	25 January 1942 [1]
Builder	Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down	20 May 1943 [2]
Launched	8 July 1943 [2]
Completed	14 October 1943
Commissioned	never
Fate	Transferred to United Kingdom 14 October 1943
Acquired	Returned by United Kingdom 2 May 1946
Fate	Sold 19 November 1946 [2] or 10 June 1947 [3] for scrapping
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Gore (K481)
Namesake	Admiral John Gore (1772–1836), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Triton from 1796 to 1801
Acquired	14 October 1943
Commissioned	14 October 1943 [1]
Fate	Returned to United States 2 May 1946
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	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
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	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
Notes	Pennant 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.

Construction and transfer

The ship was ordered on 25 January 1942 ^[1] and laid down as USS Herzog (DE-277), the first ship of the name, by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 20 May 1943. She was launched on 8 July 1943. The United States transferred her to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease on 14 October 1943.

Service history

The ship was commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Gore (K481) on 14 October 1943 ^[1] simultaneously with her transfer. She served on patrol and escort duty.

On 26 February 1944, Gore joined the British frigates HMS Affleck (K462) and HMS Gould (K476) in a depth-charge attack that sank the German submarine U-91 in the North Atlantic Ocean at position 49°45′00″N026°20′00″W / 49.75000°N 26.33333°W / 49.75000; -26.33333 (U-91 sunk) . ^[1]

On 29 February 1944, Gore was operating as part of the First Escort Group when she, Affleck, Gould, and the British frigate HMS Garlies (K475) detected the German submarine U-358 in the North Atlantic north-northeast of the Azores and began a depth-charge attack which continued through the night and into 1 March 1944, the four frigates dropping a combined 104 depth charges. Gore and Garlies were forced to withdraw to Gibraltar to refuel on 1 March, but Affleck and Gould continued to attack U-358. During the afternoon of 1 March, U-358 succeeded in torpedoing and sinking Gould at position 45°46′00″N023°16′00″W / 45.76667°N 23.26667°W / 45.76667; -23.26667 (HMS Gould (K476) sunk) , but then was forced to surface after 38 hours submerged and was sunk by gunfire from Affleck at position 45°46′00″N023°16′00″W / 45.76667°N 23.26667°W / 45.76667; -23.26667 (U-358 sunk) . ^{[1] [4]}

The Royal Navy returned Gore to the U.S. Navy on 2 May 1946.

Disposal

The U.S. Navy sold Gore on either 19 November 1946 ^[2] or 10 June 1947 ^[3] (sources vary) for scrapping.

Citations

1. uboat.net HMS Gore (K 481)
2. Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Herzog (DE-277)/HMS Gore (K-481)
3. Dictionary of American Maval Fighting Ships: Herzog
4. Ships hit by U-boats: HMS Gould (K476)

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here. (USS Herzog)
• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here. (HMS Gore)
• Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Herzog (DE-277)/HMS Gore (K-481)
• uboat.net HMS Gore (K 481)
• Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Gore K481 (DE 277)

External links

• Photo gallery of HMS Gore (K481)