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Hull Number: DE-266

Launch Date: 04/22/1943

Class: EVARTS

EVARTS Class

Namesake: THOMAS BLADEN CAPEL

THOMAS BLADEN CAPEL

Wikipedia (as of 2024)

Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel GCB (25 August 1776 – 4 March 1853) was an officer in the British Royal Navy whose distinguished service in the French Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 earned him rapid promotion and great acclaim both in and out of the Navy. He was also a great friend of Admiral Nelson and can be considered a full member of Nelson’s “band of brothers”.

Disposition:

To Britain 16 Aug 43 as Capel, sunk 27 Dec 44

Ship History

USS WINTLE DE-266 Ship History

Wikipedia (as of 2024)

HMS Capel was a Captain-class frigate, built in the United States as a Evarts-class destroyer escort, and transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, which served in World War II.

The ship was laid down as USS Wintle (DE-266) on 11 March 1943 by the Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, and launched on 22 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Mary Clyde Wintle. On 14 June 1943 the ship was allocated to the United Kingdom; and she was transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned as HMS Capel on 16 August 1943.