A Captain class frigate that served with the Royal Navy from 1944 to 1946.
The Captain Class Frigates
The Captain class was the designation given to 78 frigates of the Royal Navy delivered to the United Kingdom from the USA under the provisions of the Lend Lease agreement. Captain-class frigates acted in the roles of convoy escorts, anti-submarine warfare vessels and headquarters ships for the D-Day Normandy landings. During the course of World War II this class participated in the sinking of at least 34 German submarines and a number of other hostile craft with 15 of the 78 Captain-class frigates being either sunk or written-off as a total loss. |
Admiral Sir William Hargood (1762-1839)
The Captain Class frigates were named after distinguished former Royal Navy captains.
Admiral Sir William Hargood GCH KCB
Commanded HMS Belleisle at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Born in 1762 William Hargood's naval career spanned over 30 years as he rose from humble midshipman to the captain of one of the most powerful warships of the day at Trafalgar. He served with distinction through the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. |
Commanding Officers for HMS Hargood (K 582)
Commander Peter Graeme MacIver, DSO, RD, RNR Mar 1944 - Feb 1945 (Illustrated)
Commander John Pringle, RN Feb 1945 - 28 Jul 1945
Lieutenant Commander Stirling Gordon, RNVR 28 Jul 1945 - early 1946
Commander Peter Graeme MacIver, DSO, RD, RNR Mar 1944 - Feb 1945 (Illustrated)
Commander John Pringle, RN Feb 1945 - 28 Jul 1945
Lieutenant Commander Stirling Gordon, RNVR 28 Jul 1945 - early 1946
Personal Note - my father, Len Newson, served on HMS Hargood from 26 March 1944 to March 1946.
I have gathered together photographs from his personal collection and information from the archives.
It is always a pleasure to be contacted by people with a connection to the Hargood. Feel free to contact me.
Phil Newson - [email protected]
I have gathered together photographs from his personal collection and information from the archives.
It is always a pleasure to be contacted by people with a connection to the Hargood. Feel free to contact me.
Phil Newson - [email protected]