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The second '''USS ''Caprice'' (PG-90)''', formerly '''''CN-308''''', was launched 28 September 1942, by Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for the United States Navy. Upon completion, ''Caprice'' was transferred to the [[Royal Navy]] on 28 May 1943 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] as '''HMS ''Honesty'' (K285)'''.
The second '''USS ''Caprice'' (PG-90)''', formerly '''''CN-308''''', was launched 28 September 1942, by Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for the [[United States Navy]]. Upon completion, ''Caprice'' was transferred to the [[Royal Navy]] on 28 May 1943, and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] as '''HMS ''Honesty'''''.

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On 5 January 1946 ''Honesty'' was returned to the United States Navy and reverted to the name USS ''Caprice''. Never commissioned in the United States Navy, ''Caprice'' was sold on 10 December 1946.


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On 5 January 1946, ''Honesty'' was returned to the United States Navy and reverted to the name ''Caprice''. Never commissioned in the United States Navy, ''Caprice'' was sold on 10 December 1946.
==See also==
*[[List of United States Navy ships]]
*[[Patrol boat]]


==References==
==References==
{{DANFS|https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/caprice-ii.html}}
{{DANFS}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a4/alacrity-ii.htm USS Alacrity]
*[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/caprice-ii.html USS ''Caprice'' (PG-90]
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/09090.htm NavSource Online: Gunboat Photo Archive - HMS Honesty (K 285) ex-Caprice (PG 90) ex-CN-308]
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/09090.htm NavSource Online: Gunboat Photo Archive - HMS ''Honesty'' (K 285) ex-''Caprice'' (PG 90) ex-''CN-308'']


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Latest revision as of 11:02, 23 February 2024

For other ships with the same name, see USS Caprice.

History
United States
NameCaprice
BuilderKingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston
Laid downas CN-308
Launched28 September 1942
FateTransferred to the Royal Navy, 28 May 1943
United Kingdom
NameHonesty
IdentificationPennant number: K 285
Fate
  • Returned to US custody, 5 January 1946
  • Sold 10 December 1946; Scrapped at Hamburg, Germany in 1961
General characteristics
Class and typeAction class
TypePatrol boat
Displacement1,375 long tons (1,397 t)
Length205 ft (62 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Propulsion4-cylinder triple expansion, one shaft
Speed16.5 kn (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement90
Armament

The second USS Caprice (PG-90), formerly CN-308, was launched 28 September 1942, by Kingston Shipbuilding Co., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for the United States Navy. Upon completion, Caprice was transferred to the Royal Navy on 28 May 1943, and commissioned as HMS Honesty.

On 5 January 1946, Honesty was returned to the United States Navy and reverted to the name Caprice. Never commissioned in the United States Navy, Caprice was sold on 10 December 1946.

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

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