HMS Kingsmill

Last updated April 13, 2023

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kingsmill;

HMS Kingsmill (1912), an Acasta-class destroyer renamed HMS Sparrowhawk launched in 1912 and entered service in 1913. The ship was scuttled on 1 June 1916 and suffering damage in a collision during the Battle of Jutland.
HMS Kingsmill (K484), a Captain-class frigate, constructed as a US Evarts-class destroyer escort acquired through Lend-Lease in 1943 and took part in the invasion of Normandy. The ship was returned to the US in 1945 and sold for scrap in 1947.

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HMS Kingsmill (K484) 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 DE-280, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945 and then in the U.S. Navy as USS Kingsmill (DE-280) from August to October 1945.

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