HMS Braithwaite
HMS Braithwaite was a  of the Royal navy during World War II. She was named after Captain Samuel Braithwaite of , who had an eventful career, taking part in numerous engagements during the 18th century. Originally destined for the US Navy as a turbo-electric (TE) type , Braithwaite was provisionally given the name USS Straub (this name was reassigned to ) however the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch. Actions
Braithwaite served with both the 3rd and 10th Escort Groups earning battle honours for service in the North Atlantic, English Channel, Normandy 1944, North Foreland and the North Sea. On 3 February 1945 the  was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position , by depth charges from the frigates  Braithwaite,  and . Forty-eight German sailors were killed, and there were no survivors. On 14 February 1945  was sunk off the Faroe Islands, in position  by depth charges from the frigates Braithwaite, Bayntun, Loch Eck and . Again there were no survivors, and the entire crew of 47 were killed. Fate
She was declared "not essential to the defence of the United States" on 8 January 1946. The hull number was struck from the Navy list on 21 January 1946, and then sold to Northern Metals Co. of Philadelphia in June 1946 for scrapping. References

 The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War by Donald Collingwood. published by Leo Cooper (1998), . The Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin, published by Chatham Publishing (1999), . External links
 Braithwaite – Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
 Uboat.net page for HMS Braithwaite
 Uboat.net page for U-327
 Uboat.net page for U-989
 captainclassfrigates.co.uk

Captain-class frigates
Buckley-class destroyer escorts
World War II frigates of the United Kingdom
Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts
1943 ships