Same Class as above
| Navy: | Royal Navy |
| Type: | Escort Destroyer |
| Class: | Captain |
| Pennant: | K 568 |
| Built by: | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down: | 14 Aug, 1943 |
| Launched: | 24 Sep, 1943 |
| Commissioned: | 16 Dec, 1943 |
| History: |
On 26 January 1945, HMS Manners (K 568) was hit
by one torpedo from U-1051 some 20 miles from Skerries, Isle of Man. The
U-boat was sunk by the counter-attack of several escorts from the 4th and
5th Escort Group. The ship broke in two after the hit, the stern sank with
the loss of four officers and 39 ratings, while
15 others were injured. The forepart of the vessel was towed into Barrow in
Furness and was declared a total loss. On 12 December 1946 the wreck was
sold to a Greek ship breaker and scrapped 1947 in Piraeus, Greece. Assigned USN pennant DE 523 but not named.
Hit by U-boat
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