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.

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

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

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