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	HMS Braithwaite coming in to HMS Ferret.
History
Vereinigtes Königreich
Builder	Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts)
Laid down	10 May 1943
Launched	31 July 1943
Commissioned	13 November 1943
Decommissioned	Returned to US Navy on 17 December 1945
Identification	Pennant number: K468 (UK); DE-77 (US);
Fate	Sold June 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Captain-class frigate
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,829 t) (fully loaded)
Length	306 ft (93 m) overall
Beam	36.5 ft (11.1 m)
Draught	11 ft (3.4 m) fully loaded
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Endurance	5,500 nautical miles (10,190 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	Typically between 170 & 180

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HMS Braithwaite was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal navy during World War II. She was named after Captain Samuel Braithwaite of HMS Kingston, who had an eventful career, taking part in numerous engagements during the 18th century.

Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type Buckley-class destroyer escort, Braithwaite was provisionally given the name USS Straub (this name was reassigned to Straub (DE-181)) however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch.

Actions

Braithwaite served with both the 3rd and 10th Escort Groups earning battle honours for service in the North Atlantic, English Channel, Normandy 1944, North Foreland and the North Sea.

On 3 February 1945 the German submarine U-327 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61°21′N 02°00′E / 61.350°N 2.000°E / 61.350; 2.000, by depth charges from the frigates Braithwaite, Bayntun and Loch Eck. Forty-eight German sailors were killed, and there were no survivors.

On 14 February 1945 U-989 was sunk off the Färöer Inseln, in position 61°36′N 01°35′W / 61.600°N 1.583°W / 61.600; -1.583 by depth charges from the frigates Braithwaite, Bayntun, Loch Eck and Loch Dunvegan. Again there were no survivors, and the entire crew of 47 were killed.

Fate

She was declared "not essential to the defence of the United States" on 8 January 1946. The hull number was struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946, and then sold to Northern Metals Co. of Philadelphia in June 1946 for scrapping.

References

The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), ISBN 0-85052-615-9.
The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), ISBN 1-86176-118-X.
Niestle, Axel (1998). German U-Boat Losses During World War II. United States Naval Institute. ISBN 1-55750-641-8.

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

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-'''HMS ''Braithwaite''''' was a [[Buckley class destroyer escort|''Buckley'']] class [[Captain class frigate|''Captains class'' frigate]] during [[World War II]]. Named [[Samuel Braithwaite|Capt. Samuel Braithwaite]] of {{HMS|Kingston|1697|6}}.
+'''HMS ''Braithwaite''''' was a {{sclass2|Captain|frigate}} of the [[Royal navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Samuel Braithwaite|Captain Samuel Braithwaite]] of {{HMS|Kingston|1697|6}}, who had an eventful career, taking part in numerous engagements during the 18th century.
-Originally destined for the US Navy HMS ''Braithwaite'' was provisionally given the name USS ''Straub'' (this name was reassigned to [[USS Straub (DE-181)|DE 181]]) however the delivery was diverted to the [[Royal Navy]] before the launch. Commanding Officers were Lt Cdr E McKay RNR November 1943 and Lt Cdr PJ Stoner RN July 1944.
+Originally destined for the [[US Navy]] as a [[Turbo-electric transmission|turbo-electric]] (TE) type {{sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort}}, ''Braithwaite'' was provisionally given the name USS ''Straub'' (this name was reassigned to {{USS|Straub|DE-181|3}}) however the delivery was diverted to the [[Royal Navy]] before the launch.
 ==Actions==
+''Braithwaite'' served with both the 3rd and 10th Escort Groups earning battle honours for service in the North Atlantic, English Channel, Normandy 1944, North Foreland and the North Sea.
+On 3 February 1945 the {{GS|U-327}} was sunk in the [[North Sea]] north-west of [[Bergen]], in approximate position {{coord|61|21|N|02|00|E}}, by [[depth charge]]s from the frigates  ''Braithwaite'', {{HMS|Bayntun|K310|2}} and {{HMS|Loch Eck|K422|2}}. Forty-eight German sailors were killed, and there were no survivors.
-HMS ''Braithwaite'' served with both the 3rd and 10th Escort Groups earning battle honours for service in the North Atlantic, English Channel, Normandy 1944, North Foreland and the North Sea.
-On [[February 3]], [[1945]] the [[Uboat|submarine]] [[Unterseeboot 1279|U-1279]] was sunk in the North Sea northwest of [[Bergen]], in approximate position {{coord|61|21|N|02|00|E}}, by depth charges from the frigates  HMS ''Braithwaite'', {{HMS|Bayntun|K310|6}} and {{HMS|Loch Eck|K422|6}}. There were no survivors from U-1279 (48 dead).
+On 14 February 1945 {{GS|U-989||2}} was sunk off the [[Faroe Islands]], in position {{coord|61|36|N|01|35|W}} by depth charges from the frigates ''Braithwaite'', ''Bayntun'', ''Loch Eck'' and {{HMS|Loch Dunvegan|K425|2}}. Again there were no survivors, and the entire crew of 47 were killed.
+==Fate==
-On [[February 14]], [[1945]] the submarine [[Unterseeboot 989|U-989]] was sunk off the [[Faroe Islands]], in position {{coord|61|36|N|01|35|W}} by depth charges from the frigates HMS ''Braithwaite'', HMS ''Bayntun'', HMS ''Loch Eck'' and {{HMS|Loch Dunvegan|K425|6}}. There were no survivors from U-989 (47 dead).
+She was declared "not essential to the defence of the United States" on 8 January 1946. The hull number was struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946, and then sold to Northern Metals Co. of [[Philadelphia]] in June 1946 for [[Ship breaking|scrapping]].
+==References==
-==General Information==
+* ''The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War'' by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), {{ISBN|0-85052-615-9}}.
-*'''Pennant (UK)''': K 468
+* ''The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts'' by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), {{ISBN|1-86176-118-X}}.
-*'''Pennant (US)''': DE 77
+*{{cite book |title=German U-Boat Losses During World War II |first=Axel |last=Niestle |publisher=United States Naval Institute |date=1998 |isbn=1-55750-641-8}}
-*'''Built by''': [[Bethlehem Steel Company|Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc]]. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
+{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/s/straub.html|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/braithwaite-i.html}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/braithwaite-i.htm Braithwaite - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
+* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/braithwaite-i.htm Braithwaite – Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
 * [http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/5647.html Uboat.net page for HMS Braithwaite]
-* [http://uboat.net/boats/u1279.htm Uboat.net page for U-1279]
+* [http://uboat.net/boats/u327.htm Uboat.net page for U-327]
 * [http://uboat.net/boats/u989.htm Uboat.net page for U-989]
-* [http://www.captainclassfrigates.co.uk/ captainclassfrigates.co.uk]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070301070801/http://www.captainclassfrigates.co.uk/ captainclassfrigates.co.uk]
-==References==
-* ''The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War'' by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), ISBN 085052 615 9.
-* ''The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts'' by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), ISBN 086176118X.
-* ''German U-Boat Losses During World War II'' by Axel Niestle, published by United States Naval Inst (1998), ISBN 1557506418.
-{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s19/straub.htm|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b9/braithwaite-i.htm}}
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+{{Buckley class destroyer escort}}
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+[[Category:Buckley-class destroyer escorts]]
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-[[Category:Ships built in Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:1943 ships]]
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v t e Captain-class frigates
Ex-Evarts class (diesel-electric (GMT) type)	Bayntun Bazely Berry Blackwood Burges Capel Cockburn / Drury Cooke Dacres Domett Foley Gardiner Garlies Gould Goodall Goodson Gore Grindall Inglis Inman Keats Kempthorne Kingsmill Lawford Louis Lawson Lindsay / Pasley Loring Mitchell / Hoste Moorsom Manners Mounsey
Ex-Buckley class (turbo-electric (TE) type)	Affleck Aylmer Balfour Bentinck Bentley Bickerton Bligh Braithwaite Bullen Byard Byron Calder Conn Cosby Cotton Cranstoun Cubitt Curzon Dakins Deane Duckworth Duff Ekins Essington Fitzroy Russell / Halsted Hargood Holmes Hotham Narborough Redmill Retalick Riou Rutherford Rowley Rupert Stockham Seymour Spragge Stayner Thornborough Torrington Trollope Tyler Waldegrave Whitaker
Preceded by: Colony class Followed by: Loch class
List of frigates of the Royal Navy