HMS ''Deane'' was a , originally to be built for the U.S. Navy as a . Before she was finished in 1943, she was transferred to the

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under the terms of

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, and saw service during

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. Constructed by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. in

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, and was assigned with the

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DE-86 but no name. The warship was launched on 29 September 1943 and was commissioned into the

on 26 November of that year. She served for three years with the British as HMS ''Deane'', and operated mainly in British waters and escorting Arctic convoys. The frigate was also one of the ships tasked with escorting and overseeing the surrender of German

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s at the end of the war. She was returned to the US Navy on 4 March 1946, and then sold for scrapping on 7 November 1946.

References

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HMS ''Deane'' at Uboat.net
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