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'''HMS ''Dornett'' (K473)''' was a British [[Captain class frigate|Captain-class]] [[frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]] in commission during [[World War II]]. Originally constructed as the [[United States Navy]] [[Evarts-class destroyer escort|''Evarts''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] '''USS ''Eisner'' (DE-269)''', she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.
'''HMS ''Domett'' (K473)''' was a British [[Captain class frigate|Captain-class]] [[frigate]] of the [[Royal Navy]] in commission during [[World War II]]. Originally constructed as the [[United States Navy]] [[Evarts-class destroyer escort|''Evarts''-class]] [[destroyer escort]] '''USS ''Eisner'' (DE-269)''', she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.


==Construction and transfer==
==Construction and transfer==
The ship was assigned the name USS ''Eisner'', the first ship of the name, on 23 February 1943 and [[Keel laying|laid down]] as the U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-269 by the [[Boston Navy Yard]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], on 7 April 1943.<ref name="navsource"/> She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 19 May 1943 and transferred to the United Kingdom upon completion on 3 September 1943.<ref name="navsource"/>
The ship was assigned the name USS ''Eisner'', the first ship of the name, on 23 February 1943 and [[Keel laying|laid down]] as the U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-269 by the [[Boston Navy Yard]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], on 7 April 1943.<ref name="navsource"/> She was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 19 May 1943. On 3 September 1943 she was christened by 9-year-old Carol E. Pyne, one of the youngest sponsors in the history of the Boston Navy Yard,<ref>New York Times, Sept. 4, 1943, p. 14.</ref> and transferred to the United Kingdom under [[Lend-Lease]].<ref name="navsource"/>


==Service history==
==Service history==


[[Ship commissioning|Commissioned]] into service in the [[Royal Navy]] as HMS ''Dornett'' (K473) under the command of Temporary/Acting [[Lieutenant Commander]] Stirling Gordon, [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve|RNVR]], on 3 September 1943<ref name="uboatnet"/> simultaneously with her transfer, the ship served on patrol and escort duty. On 29 June 1944 she joined the British frigates {{HMS|Cooke|K471}}, {{HMS|Duckworth|K351}}, and {{HMS|Essington|K353}} and a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|Liberator]] aircraft of [[No. 244 Squadron RAF|No. 244 Squadron]] in a [[depth charge]] attack that sank the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[submarine]] [[German submarine U-988|''U-988'']] in the [[English Channel]] west of [[Guernsey]] at {{coord|49|37|00|N|003|41|00|W|name=U-988 sunk}}.<ref name="uboatnet"/>
[[Ship commissioning|Commissioned]] into service in the [[Royal Navy]] as HMS ''Domett'' (K473) on 3 September 1943<ref name="uboatnet"/> simultaneously with her transfer, the ship served on patrol and escort duty. On 29 June 1944 she joined the British frigates {{HMS|Cooke|K471|2}}, {{HMS|Duckworth|K351|2}}, and {{HMS|Essington|K353|2}} and a [[Royal Air Force]] [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|Liberator]] aircraft of [[No. 244 Squadron RAF|No. 244 Squadron]] in a [[depth charge]] attack that sank the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[submarine]] [[German submarine U-988|''U-988'']] in the [[English Channel]] west of [[Guernsey]] at {{coord|49|37|00|N|003|41|00|W|name=U-988 sunk}}.<ref name="uboatnet"/>


The Royal Navy returned ''Dornett'' to the U.S. Navy on 5 March 1946.<ref name="navsource"/>
The Royal Navy returned ''Domett'' to the U.S. Navy on 5 March 1946.<ref name="navsource"/>


==Disposal==
==Disposal==
The [[United States]] sold ''Dornett'' on 3 June 1947 for scrapping.
The [[United States]] sold ''Domett'' on 3 June 1947 for scrapping.

==Citations==
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==References==
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e2/eisner.htm}}
*{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/e/eisner.html}}
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/260.htm Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Eisner (DE-269) HMS Dornett (K-473)]
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/269.htm Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Eisner (DE-269) HMS Domett (K-473)]
*[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5473.html uboat.net HMS Dornett (K 473)]
*[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5473.html uboat.net HMS Domett (K 473)]
*[http://www.captainclassfrigates.co.uk/ships/K473.html Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Dornett K473 (DE 269)]
*[http://www.captainclassfrigates.co.uk/ships/K473.html Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Domett K473 (DE 269)]
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/269.htm Photo gallery of HMS ''Dornett'' (DE-269)]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/269.htm Photo gallery of HMS ''Domett'' (DE-269)]

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Latest revision as of 17:45, 23 September 2024

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

History
United States
NameUSS Eisner (DE-269)
NamesakeU.S. Navy Lieutenant, junior grade Jacques Rodney Eisner (1918-1942), killed in action aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38) in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942
Ordered25 January 1942[1]
BuilderBoston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts
Laid down7 April 1943[2]
Launched19 May 1943[2]
CommissionedNever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 3 September 1943
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 5 March 1946[2]
FateSold 3 June 1947 for scrapping
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Domett (K473)
NamesakeAdmiral Sir William Domett (1752-1828), British naval officer who served as commanding officer of HMS Royal George at the Glorious First of June in 1794[3]
Acquired3 September 1943
Commissioned3 September 1943[1]
FateReturned to United States 5 March 1946[2]
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
Armament
NotesPennant number K473

HMS Domett (K473) 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 Eisner (DE-269), she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.

Construction and transfer

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The ship was assigned the name USS Eisner, the first ship of the name, on 23 February 1943 and laid down as the U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-269 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 7 April 1943.[2] She was launched on 19 May 1943. On 3 September 1943 she was christened by 9-year-old Carol E. Pyne, one of the youngest sponsors in the history of the Boston Navy Yard,[4] and transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease.[2]

Service history

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Commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS Domett (K473) on 3 September 1943[1] simultaneously with her transfer, the ship served on patrol and escort duty. On 29 June 1944 she joined the British frigates Cooke, Duckworth, and Essington and a Royal Air Force Liberator aircraft of No. 244 Squadron in a depth charge attack that sank the German submarine U-988 in the English Channel west of Guernsey at 49°37′00″N 003°41′00″W / 49.61667°N 3.68333°W / 49.61667; -3.68333 (U-988 sunk).[1]

The Royal Navy returned Domett to the U.S. Navy on 5 March 1946.[2]

Disposal

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The United States sold Domett on 3 June 1947 for scrapping.

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d uboat.net HMS Dornett (K 473)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Eisner (DE-269) HMS Domett (K-473)
  3. ^ Captain Class Frigate Association HMS Dornett K473 (DE 269)
  4. ^ New York Times, Sept. 4, 1943, p. 14.

References

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