| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 568 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 24 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 523 but not named. On 26 January 1945, HMS Manners (A/Cdr. John Valentine Waterhouse, DSO, RN) 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 frigate 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. HMS Manners is not listed as active unit in the April 1945 Navy List On 12 December 1946 the wreck was sold to a Greek ship breaker and scrapped 1947 in Piraeus, Greece. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Manners |
| Former name | DE 523 |
Commands listed for HMS Manners (K 568)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Denis Jermain, DSC, RN | 16 Dec 1943 | 27 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Valentine Waterhouse, DSO, RN | 27 Nov 1944 | Jan 1945 ? |
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Notable events involving Manners include:
26 Oct 1944
The Norwegian corvette Rose was rammed and sunk in the North Atlantic in position 45°50'N, 40°15'W by the British frigate HMS Manners
26 Jan 1945
German U-boat U-1051 was sunk in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man, in position 53°39'N, 05°23'W, by ramming and depth charges from the British frigates HMS Aylmer (Lt. A.D.P. Campbell, RN), HMS Calder (Lt.Cdr. E. Playne, DSC, RNVR), HMS Bentinck (Cdr. R.C.S. Garwood, RN) and HMS Manners (A/Cdr. J.V. Waterhouse, DSO, RN).
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