HMS Cooke
HMS ''Cooke'' (K471) 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 ''Dempsey'' (DE-267), she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946. Construction and transfer The ship was Keel laying, laid down as the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS ''Dempsey'' (DE-267), the first ship of the name, by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, on 11 March 1943 and Ship naming and launching, launched on 22 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. J. A. Dempsey, mother of the late Lieutenant, junior grade Richard John Dempsey (1919-1942), for whom the ship was named. ''Dempsey'' was transferred to the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease upon completion on 23 August 1943. Service history Ship commissioning, Commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as HMS ''Cooke'' (K471) on 23 August 1943 simultan ...
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Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Lieutenant junior grade is a junior commissioned officer rank used in a number of navies. United States Lieutenant (junior grade), commonly abbreviated as LTJG or, historically, Lt. (j.g.) (as well as variants of both abbreviations), is a junior commissioned officer rank of the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps). LTJG has a US military pay grade of O-2,10 USC 5501
Navy: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5
Pay grades: assignment to; general rules and a
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