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HMS Cornel
USS ''Alacrity'' (PG-87) was an ''Action''-class patrol boat acquired by the United States Navy for the task of patrolling American coastal waters during World War II. The gunboat was constructed in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada by the Collingwood Shipyard, Ltd. as the British Flower-class corvette HMS ''Cornel'' (K-278). It was transferred to the U. S. Navy on 6 January 1942; launched on 4 September 1942; and commissioned at Collingwood on 10 December 1942. She was the second ship to be named ''Alacrity'' by the U.S. Navy. World War II By 31 December, the gunboat had moved to Sorel, Quebec, where she remained into March 1943. On 3 March, she got underway to descend the St. Lawrence River, bound ultimately for Boston, Massachusetts. On 5 March, she stopped at Quebec, Canada, and remained there for two months. ''Alacrity'' resumed her voyage on 5 May and arrived at the Boston Navy Yard Annex on 12 May. She remained there until sometime in mid-July, when she sailed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action-class Patrol Boat
The American Flower-class corvettes were those ships of the Royal Navy's built for, or operated by, the United States Navy during World War II. These were ten ships of the original Flower class, known as the ''Temptress'' class in US service, and fifteen Modified Flowers, as the ''Action'' class. In US service they were classified as Patrol Gunboats (PG). Construction history In December 1941, after the US entry into World War II, the USN had a large building programme for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships, but none nearing completion. To overcome this shortfall, the Royal Navy agreed to transfer a number of ASW ships to the USN, including ten s. These ships had already been in commission and had seen action during the Battle of the Atlantic. These ships were classified as Patrol Gunboats, and numbered PG 62 to 71, and were referred to as the ''Temptress'' class, after the first ship to be recommissioned. The USN also placed orders for 15 more Flowers from Canadian shipyard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |