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HMS Hoste

The U.S.-built hull DE-521 is documented as one physical Evarts-class ship with its Royal Navy Captain-class service identity preserved.

DE-521 · Evarts classRoyal NavyWorld War IIRepresentative class image
BDE-1 (British K-310) HMS Bayntun, Built by Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, Completed 2/13/1943 - 289 Diesel Electric
Representative class image: BDE-1 (British K-310) HMS Bayntun, Built by Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, Completed 2/13/1943 - 289 Diesel Electrichttps://catalog.archives.gov/id/38329833 · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantDE-521, K566
ClassEvarts class
NavyRoyal Navy
CountryUnited Kingdom

What is known about this ship

The U.S.-built hull DE-521 is documented as one physical Evarts-class ship with its Royal Navy Captain-class service identity preserved.

Service history

HMS Hoste (K566) entered Royal Navy service under Lend-Lease as part of the Captain-class Evarts group.

Class context: Evarts class

The Evarts class was the first mass-produced U.S. destroyer-escort design, a compact diesel-electric convoy escort created for rapid wartime construction and antisubmarine work.

This ship is recorded as a member of Evarts class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Evarts (DE-5) ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Evarts class destroyer escorts ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. Captain class frigates ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
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