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PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 89, Column 2.

HMS Manners

HMS Manners was a British Captain-class frigate in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as the United States Navy Evarts-class destroyer escort DE-523, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945 on antisubmarine patrol and convoy escort duty in the North Atlantic Ocean.

On 26 October 1944, Manners accidentally rammed the Royal Norwegian Navy corvette HNoMS Rose in the North Atlantic. As a result of damage suffered in the collision, Rose sank at position 45°50′N 40°15′W.

On 26 January 1945, Manners joined the British frigates HMS Aylmer, HMS Bentinck, and HMS Calder of the 4th and 5th Escort Groups in a depth-charge attack on the German submarine U-1051 in the Irish Sea about 20 nautical miles (37 km) from The Skerries, Isle of Man. During the engagement, U-1051 fired an acoustic torpedo which exploded near Manners' propellers, breaking her in two; her stern section sank, and four officers and 39 ratings were killed and 15 ratings were wounded. Petty Officer Albert Pierrepoint from Mansfield was amongst those lost.

Aylmer, Bentinck, and Calder counterattacked, forcing U-1015 to the surface with depth charges and sinking her by ramming at position 53°39′00″N 05°23′00″W.Manners' forward section remained afloat and was towed to Barrow-in-Furness, England, where it arrived on 27 January 1945. Beyond economical repair, she was declared a constructive total loss, and the Royal Navy soon decommissioned her. The United Kingdom returned her to the U.S. Navy in England on 8 November 1945. (Wikipedia)

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