HMS Honesty (K285)
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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
Royal Navy
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on 28 May 1943 and commissioned
Ship commissioning
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as HMS Honesty (K285).
On 5 January 1946 Honesty was returned to the United States Navy and reverted to the name USS Caprice. Never commissioned in the United States Navy, Caprice was sold on 10 December 1946.