HMS ''Sarawak'' (K591) was a of the

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that served during

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. She originally was ordered by the

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as the ''Tacoma''-class patrol frigate USS ''Patton'' (PF-87) and was transferred to the

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prior to completion.

Construction and acquisition

The ship, originally designated a "patrol

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," PG-195, was ordered by the

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under a

contract as USS ''Patton''. She was reclassified as a " patrol frigate," PF-87, on 15 April 1943 and

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by the Walsh-Kaiser Company at Providence,

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, on 29 September 1943. Intended for transfer to the United Kingdom, the ship was renamed ''Sarawak'' by the British and was launched on 25 October 1943. She was completed on 7 February 1944.

Service history

Transferred to the United Kingdom under

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on 7 February 1944, the ship served in the

as HMS ''Sarawak'' (K591) until decommissioned in 1945.According t
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''Sarawak'' is not listed as an active unit on the October 1945 Navy List, strongly implying that the Royal Navy decommissioned her sometime earlier that year.

Disposal

The United Kingdom returned ''Sarawak'' to the U.S. Navy on 31 May 1946. She was scrapped in 1947.

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