HMS Cosby

HMS Cosby was a Buckley-class Captain-class frigate during World War II, it was named after Captain Phillips Cosby (1727–1808) of HMS Robust during the American Revolutionary War.

HMS Cosby, c. 1944
History
United Kingdom
Builder	Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard
Laid down	11 August 1943
Launched	20 October 1943
Commissioned	20 December 1943
Decommissioned	Returned to US Navy on 4 March 1946
Fate	Sold for scrap on 5 November 1946
General characteristics
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,829 t) fully loaded
Length	306 ft (93 m) overall
Beam	36.5 ft (11.1 m)
Draught	9.5 ft (2.9 m) standard 11.25 ft (3.4 m) full load
Propulsion	2 boilers, General Electric Turbo-electric drive 2 solid manganese-bronze 3600 lb 3-bladed propellers, 8.5 ft (2.6 m). diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 2 rudders
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Endurance	5,500 nautical miles (10,200 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	Typically between 170 & 186

Originally destined for the US Navy, HMS Cosby was provisionally given the name USS Reeves (later this name was reassigned to DE 156), however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch.

General information

HMS Cosby served with the Nore Command and the Devonport Command earning battle honours for service in the English Channel, North Foreland and North Sea.

• Pennant (UK): K 559
• Pennant (US): DE 94
• Built by: Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

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.

External links

• Uboat.net page for HMS Cosby
• captainclassfrigates.co.uk