Port side view of Free French Destroyer Escort Hova (F704).
Port side view of Free French Destroyer Escort Hova(F704).
History
United States
NameUSS Hova (DE-110)
BuilderDravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Laid down25 September 1943
Launched22 January 1944
Commissioned18 March 1944
FateTransferred to Free France, 18 March 1944
Stricken14 May 1952
History
Free France
NameHova (F-704)
NamesakeHova
Acquired18 March 1944
History
France
NameHova (F-704)
Acquired14 October 1946
StrickenReturned to the US Navy May 1964
FateScrapped
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeCannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard
  • 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length
  • 306 ft (93 m) o/a
  • 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Propulsion4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament

Hova was an Escorteur in the Free French Naval Forces during World War II and the French Navy post-war. The ship was originally built as USS Hova (DE-110), an American Cannon-class destroyer escort, and then designated in France as the F704 Escorteur.

History

World War II

During World War II, Hova was transferred to the Free French Naval Forces under lend lease on 29 February 1944, and retained the name Hova.

Hova participated in Operation Anvil-Dragoon on 15 August 1944 and Operation Vénérable in April 1945.[2]

Ownership of the vessel was transferred to France on 21 April 1952 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ex-Hova (DE 110)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "HOVA- destroyer d'escorte - Classe "CANNON (États Unis d'Amérique)"". Alamer.fr. Retrieved 25 April 2015.



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