List of River-class frigates

The River class was a ship class of British-designed frigates built and operated during World War II. One hundred and fifty-one frigates were built, and these were operated by seven different nations during the war.
Royal Navy
Ship | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
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HMS Ballinderry | K255 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 6 November 1941[1] | 7 December 1942[1] | 2 September 1943[1] | 1945 | Scrapped, 7 July 1961. |
HMS Bann | K256 | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | 18 June 1942[1] | 29 December 1942[1] | 7 May 1943[1] | 5 December 1945 | Transferred to India as HMIS Tir. |
HMS Chelmer | K221 | George Brown & Company, Greenock | 29 December 1941[1] | 27 March 1943[1] | 29 September 1943[1] | Scrapped, August 1957. | |
HMS Dart | K21 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 8 September 1941[1] | 10 October 1942[1] | 15 May 1943[1] | Sold for scrap, November 1956; scrapped, 1957. | |
HMS Derg | K257 | Henry Robb, Leith | 16 April 1942[1] | 7 January 1943[1] | 10 June 1943[1] | Transferred in 1951 to RNVR as drill ship Wessex, later Cambria; scrapped at Cashmore, Newport, September 1960. | |
HMS Ettrick | K254 | John Crown & Sons, Sunderland | 31 December 1941[1] | 5 February 1943[1] | 11 July 1943[1] | Transferred to RCN as HMCS Ettrick, 29 January 1944. Returned to RN, 30 May 1945. Scrapped, June 1953. | |
HMS Exe | K92 | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 16 May 1941[1] | 19 March 1942 | 6 August 1942[1] | Placed in reserve 1946-1955. Sold for scrap, 20 September 1956; scrapped at Preston. | |
HMS Itchen | K227 | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 14 July 1941 | 29 July 1942 | 28 December 1942 | 23 September 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk by U-666[2] at 53-25N, 39-42W, 23 September 1943. 227 crew were killed, including survivors from other ships rescued by Itchen. |
HMS Jed | K235 | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | 27 September 1941 | 30 July 1942 | 30 November 1942 | Placed in reserve, 1946. Scrapped at Milford Haven, 25 May 1957. | |
HMS Kale | K241 | A & J Inglis, Glasgow | 22 September 1941 | 24 June 1942 | 4 December 1942 | Sold, November 1956; scrapped at Newport, 1957. | |
HMS Ness | K219 | Henry Robb, Leith | 3 September 1941 | 30 July 1942 | 22 December 1942 | Sold for scrap, September 1956. | |
HMS Nith | K215 | Henry Robb, Leith | 5 September 1941 | 25 September 1942 | 16 February 1943 | Transferred to Egypt as Domiat, November 1948. Sunk by HMS Newfoundland (59) during the Suez Crisis on 31 October 1956. | |
HMS Ribble | K251 | W Simons & Co, Renfrew | 29 December 1942 | 23 April 1943 | Transferred while under construction to the Netherlands as HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau. | ||
HMS Rother | K224 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 26 June 1941 | 20 November 1941 | 3 April 1942 | Scrapped, 22 Apr 1955. | |
HMS Spey | K246 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 18 July 1941 | 18 December 1941 | 19 May 1942 | Transferred to Egypt as Rashied, November 1948. | |
HMS Swale | K217 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 19 August 1941 | 16 January 1942 | 24 June 1942 | Transferred to South Africa as HMSAS Swale, 26 July 1945. Returned to RN, January 1946. Scrapped, 26 February 1955. | |
HMS Tay | K232 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 10 September 1941 | 18 March 1942 | 5 August 1942 | Scrapped, 28 September 1956. | |
HMS Test | K239 | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | 15 August 1941 | 30 May 1942 | 12 October 1942 | Transferred to India as HMIS Neza, 1946. Returned to the RN, April 1947. She then served as an accommodation ship in Singapore from 1948. In 1949, she was loaned to the newly created Malayan Naval Force (Royal Malaysian Navy) as a training frigate. Scrapped, 25 February 1955. | |
HMS Teviot | K222 | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | 4 October 1941 | 12 October 1942 | 30 January 1943 | Transferred to South Africa as HMSAS Teviot, 10 June 1945. Returned to RN, January 1946. Scrapped, 29 March 1955. | |
HMS Trent | K243 | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | 31 January 1942 | 10 October 1942 | 27 February 1943 | Transferred to India as HMIS Kukri, April 1946. | |
HMS Tweed | K250 | A & J Inglis, Glasgow | 31 December 1941 | 24 November 1942 | 28 April 1943 | 7 January 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by U-305[3] southwest of Ireland at 48-18N, 21-19W, 7 January 1944. Survivors were rescued by HMS Nene. |
HMS Waveney | K248 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 8 October 1941 | 30 April 1942 | 16 September 1942 | Scrapped, December 1957. | |
HMS Wear | K230 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 16 October 1941 | 1 June 1942 | 24 October 1942 | Scrapped, 29 December 1957. |
Ship | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
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HMS Adur | K296 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 10 March 1942 | 22 August 1942 | Transferred to USN before completion as USS Asheville (PG-101). | ||
HMS Aire | K262 | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 12 June 1942 | 22 April 1943 | 28 July 1943 | Renamed as base ship HMSTamar, 1946. Reverted to HMS Aire; it ran aground on Bombay Reef near Paracel Islands off Hainan Island, December 1946.[4] | |
HMS Annan | K297 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 16 March 1942 | 12 September 1942 | Transferred to RCN before completion as HMCS Annan. Transferred to USN as USS Natchez (PG-102), 1942. Transferred to Dominican Navy as Juan Pablo Duarte, 1947. | ||
HMS Annan | K404 | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | 10 June 1943 | 29 December 1943 | Transferred to RCN before completion as HMCS Annan. Returned to RN, 20 June 1945. Transferred to Denmark as HDMS Niels Ebbesen, 27 November 1945. | ||
HMS Avon | K97 | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | 8 January 1943 | 19 June 1943 | 18 September 1943 | Transferred to Portugal as NRP Nuno Tristão, 1949. | |
HMS Awe | K526 | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 27 May 1943 | 28 December 1943 | 21 April 1944 | Transferred to Portugal as NRP Diogo Gomes, 1949. | |
HMS Barle | K298 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 29 April 1942 | 26 September 1942 | 30 April 1943 | 27 February 1946 | Ordered by USN as PG-103. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN as PG-103, 27 February 1946. |
HMS Braid | K263 | W Simons & Co, Renfrew | 1 December 1942 | 30 November 1943 | 21 January 1944 | Transferred to Free French Navy as L'Aventure, 21 January 1944. | |
HMS Cam | K264 | George Brown & Company, Greenock | 30 June 1942 | 31 July 1943 | 31 January 1944 | 22 June 1945 | Badly damaged during a coordinated depth charge attack on a possible submerged U-boat off St. Catherine's Point, injuring 46 crew, 18 July 1944. Towed by HMCS Cape Breton to Yarmouth, then by tug to Portsmouth. Declared to be total loss and scrapped at Sunderland, July 1945. |
HMS Cuckmere | K299 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 11 May 1942 | 24 October 1942 | 14 May 1943 | Ordered by USN as PG-104. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-223[5] off Algeria and was declared a total loss. Returned to USN as PG-104, 6 November 1946. | |
HMS Deveron | K265 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 16 April 1942 | 12 October 1942 | 2 March 1943 | 1945 | Transferred to India as HMIS Dhanush, 1945. |
HMS Dovey | K523 | Fleming & Ferguson, Paisley | 23 March 1943 | 14 October 1943 | 25 February 1944 | Scrapped, 2 November 1955. | |
HMS Evenlode | K300 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 28 May 1942 | 9 November 1942 | 4 June 1943 | Ordered by USN as USS Danville (PG-105). Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 5 March 1946. | |
HMS Fal | K266 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 20 May 1942 | 9 November 1942 | 2 July 1943 | 25 May 1947 | Loaned to Burma, 25 May 1947. Transferred to Burma as UBS Mayu, 29 August 1948. |
HMS Findhorn | K301 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 25 August 1942 | 5 December 1942 | 25 June 1943 | Ordered by USN as PG-106. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 20 March 1946. Participated (with Indian sloop HMIS Godavari) in the sinking of U-198 (Type IXD2) (66 dead, no survivors) near Seychelles, 12 August 1944. | |
HMS Frome | K267 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 30 May 1942 | 1 June 1943 | Transferred to Free French Navy as L'Escarmouche, 3 March 1944 . | ||
HMS Glenarm | K258 | Henry Robb, Leith | 8 March 1943 | 30 July 1943 | 25 September 1944 | Sank U-boat, in concert with HMS Wanderer, on 17 January 1944: Possibly U-305 or U-377. Renamed HMS Strule, 1 February 1944. Transferred to Free French Navy as Croix de Lorraine, 25 September 1944. | |
HMS Halladale | K417 | A & J Inglis, Glasgow | 25 June 1943 | 28 January 1944 | 11 May 1944 | Sold to Townsend Brothers as ferry Halladale, 1 April 1949; renamed Norden, 1962, then Turist Expressen, 1962. | |
HMS Helford | K252 | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | 27 June 1942 | 6 February 1943 | 26 June 1943 | Scrapped, 29 June 1956. | |
HMS Helmsdale | K253 | A & J Inglis, Glasgow | 13 August 1942 | 5 June 1943 | 15 October 1943 | Scrapped, 14 November 1957. | |
HMS Inver | K302 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 14 September 1942 | 12 December 1942 | 19 July 1943 | Ordered by USN as PG-107. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 4 March 1946. | |
HMS Lagan | K259 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 7 January 1942 | 28 July 1942 | 21 December 1942 | 20 September 1943 | Sank U-89 (Type VIIC) (48 dead, no survivor) with HMS Broadway and a Swordfish from HMS Biter, 12 May 1943. Sank U-753 (Type VIIC) (47 dead, no survivors) with HMCS Drumheller by depth charges, 13 May 1943. Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-270[6] while escorting Convoy ON 202, 20 September 1943. Towed to the United Kingdom and declared a total loss. Sold for scrap, 21 May 1946. |
HMS Lochy | K365 | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | 23 February 1943 | 30 October 1943 | 8 February 1944 | Scrapped at Troon, 29 June 1956. | |
HMS Lossie | K303 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 2 October 1942 | 30 April 1943 | 14 August 1943 | Ordered by USN as PG-108. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 26 January 1946. | |
HMS Meon | K269 | A & J Inglis, Glasgow | 31 December 1942 | 4 August 1943 | 7 February 1944 | Transferred to RCN as HMCS Meon. Returned to RN, 23 April 1945. Scrapped, 14 May 1966. | |
HMS Monnow | K441 | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | 28 September 1943 | 4 December 1943 | 11 May 1944 | Transferred to RCN as HMCS Monnow, 3 August 1944. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945. Transferred to Denmark as HDMS Holger Danske, 1945. | |
HMS Mourne | K261 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 21 March 1942 | 24 September 1942 | 30 April 1943 | 15 June 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk by U-767[7] in the English Channel at 49-35N, 05-30W, 15 June 1944. |
HMS Moyola | K260 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 9 February 1942 | 27 August 1942 | 15 January 1943 | 15 October 1944 | Transferred to Free French Navy as Tonkinois, 15 October 1944. |
HMS Nadder | K392 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 11 March 1943 | 15 September 1943 | 20 January 1944 | 1945 | Transferred to India as HMIS Shamsher, 1945. |
HMS Nene | K270 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 20 June 1942 | 9 December 1942 | 8 April 1943 | Sank U-536 (Type IXC/40) (38 dead, 17 survivors) with HMCS Snowberry and HMCS Calgary by depth charges, 20 November 1943. Sank U-257 (Type VIIC) (30 dead, 19 survivors) with HMCS Waskesiu by depth charges, 24 February 1944. Transferred to RCN as HMCS Nene, 4 June 1944. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945. Scrapped, August 1955. | |
HMS Odzani | K356 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 18 November 1942 | 19 May 1943 | 2 September 1943 | Scrapped, June 1957. | |
HMS Parret | K304 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 6 November 1942 | 30 May 1943 | 31 August 1943 | Ordered by USN as PG-109. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN, 5 February 1946. | |
HMS Plym | K271 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 1 August 1942 | 4 February 1943 | 16 May 1943 | Destroyed off the Montebello Islands, Western Australia with the detonation of a 25 kn (46 km/h) nuclear bomb in the hull as part of Operation Hurricane, the first British nuclear test, 3 October 1956. | |
HMS Ribble | K525 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 31 December 1942 | 10 November 1943 | Transferred to RCN as HMCS Ribble, 24 July 1944. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945. Scrapped, 9 July 1957. | ||
HMS Shiel | K305 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 26 May 1943 | 30 September 1943 | Ordered by USN as PG-110. Transferred to RN before completion under Lend-Lease. Returned to USN as USS Shiel (PG-110), 4 March 1946. | ||
HMS Taff | K637 | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | 14 May 1943 | 11 September 1943 | 7 January 1944 | Scrapped, June 1957. | |
HMS Tavy | K272 | Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol | 17 October 1942 | 3 April 1943 | 3 July 1943 | Sank U-390 (48 dead, 1 survivor) with HMS Wanderer by depth charges, 5 July 1944. Scrapped, 28 September 1956. | |
HMS Tees | K293 | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | 21 October 1942 | 20 May 1943 | 28 August 1943 | Scrapped, 16 July 1956. | |
HMS Teme | K458 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 25 May 1943 | 11 November 1943 | Transferred to RCN as HMCS Teme, 28 February 1944. Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-315[8] off Lands End at 50-07N, 05-45W, 29 March 1945. Declared a total loss. Returned to RN, 4 May 1945. Sold for scrap, 8 December 1945. | ||
HMS Torridge | K292 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 17 October 1942 | 16 August 1943 | 6 June 1944 | Transferred to Free French Navy as La Surprise, 6 June 1944. | |
HMS Towy | K294 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 3 September 1942 | 4 March 1943 | 10 June 1943 | Scrapped, 27 July 1956. | |
HMS Usk | K295 | Smiths Dock Co, South Bank-on-Tees | 6 October 1942 | 3 April 1943 | 14 July 1943 | Transferred to Egypt as Abikir, 1948. | |
HMS Windrush | K370 | Henry Robb, Leith | 18 November 1942 | 18 June 1943 | 3 November 1943 | February 1944 | Transferred to Free French Navy as Découverte, February 1944. Currently beached as a fire training ship at Querqueville, France. |
HMS Wye | K371 | Henry Robb, Leith | 18 November 1942 | 16 August 1943 | 9 February 1944 | Scrapped, 22 February 1955. |
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Royal Australian Navy
Ship | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
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HMAS Barcoo | K375 | Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Sydney | 21 October 1942 | 26 August 1943 | 17 January 1944 | 21 February 1964 | Sold to N.W. Kennedy Ltd., Vancouver on 15 February 1972. Scrapped in Taiwan. |
HMAS Barwon | K406 | Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company, Sydney | 3 August 1943 | 12 January 1946 | 31 March 1947 | Sold for scrap, 17 August 1962. | |
HMAS Burdekin | K376 | Walkers, Maryborough | 30 June 1943 | 27 June 1944 | 18 April 1946 | Placed in reserve. Stricken on 9 November 1960. Sold to Tolo Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd., Hong Kong on 21 September 1961. Scrapped in Japan. | |
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HMAS Hawkesbury | K363 | Mort's Dock & Engineering Company, Sydney | 24 August 1942 | 24 July 1943 | 5 July 1944 | Placed in reserve in May 1947, recommissioned in July 1952. Placed in reserve, 14 February 1955. Sold for scrap, 15 February 1972. | |
HMAS Lachlan | K364 | Mort's Dock & Engineering Co, Sydney | 22 March 1943 | 25 March 1944 | 14 February 1945 | 5 October 1949 | Transferred to Royal New Zealand Navy as HMNZS Lachlan. Sold for scrap, February 1975. |
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HMAS Condamine | K698 | State Dockyard, Newcastle | 30 October 1943 | 4 November 1944 | 22 February 1946 | 2 December 1955 | Served in the Korean War July 1952 - April 1953 and March 1955 - November 1955. Sold for scrap, September 1961. |
HMAS Culgoa | K408 | Williamstown Dockyard, Williamstown | 15 July 1943 | 22 September 1944 | 1 April 1947 | Sold for scrap, 15 February 1972. | |
HMAS Murchison | K442 | Evans Deakin & Company, Brisbane | 3 March 1945 | 7 December 1945 | Sold for scrap, 5 July 1972. | ||
HMAS Murrumbidgee | K534 | Cancelled, 4 April 1944. | |||||
HMAS Namoi | K55 | Cancelled, 12 June 1944.[10] | |||||
HMAS Nepean | J468 | Cancelled, 12 June 1944.[11] | |||||
HMAS Shoalhaven | K535 | Walkers, Maryborough | 18 December 1943 | 14 December 1944 | 2 May 1946 | 19 December 1954 | Placed in reserve in 1954. Sold for scrap in January 1962. |
HMAS Warburton | K533 | Cancelled, 12 June 1944.[12] | |||||
HMAS Williamstown | K66 | Cancelled, 4 April 1944. | |||||
HMAS Wimmera | K86 | Cancelled, 4 April 1944. | |||||
HMAS Wollondilly | K98 | Cancelled, 12 June 1944.[13] |
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Royal Canadian Navy
Ship | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
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HMCS Alexandria | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Alvington | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Annan | K297 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 16 March 1942 | 12 September 1942 | Formerly HMS Annan, transferred to RCN during construction. Transferred to USN during construction on 20 July 1942 as USS Natchez (PG-102). | ||
HMCS Annan | K404 | Hall, Russell & Co., Aberdeen | 6 October 1943 | 29 December 1943 | 13 June 1944 | 20 June 1945 | Formerly HMS Annan. Returned to RN, 20 June 1945.
Sold to Denmark in November 1945 and renamed HDMS Niels Ebbesen; served in the Danish Navy until 8 May 1963. Scrapped at H J Hansen in Odense, 1963. |
HMCS Antigonish | K661 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 2 October 1943 | 10 February 1944 | 4 July 1944 | 2 May 1946 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 301, 12 October 1957. |
HMCS Beacon Hill | K407 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 16 July 1943 | 6 November 1943 | 16 May 1944 | 2 June 1946 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 303, 21 December 1957. |
HMCS Buckingham | K685 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 11 November 1943 | 28 April 1944 | 2 November 1944 | 16 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 314, 25 June 1954. |
HMCS Cap de la Madeleine | K663 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 5 November 1943 | 13 May 1944 | 30 September 1944 | 25 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 317, 7 December 1954. |
HMCS Cape Breton | K350 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 5 May 1942 | 24 November 1942 | 25 October 1943 | 26 January 1946 | |
HMCS Capilano | K409 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 18 November 1943 | 8 April 1944 | 25 August 1944 | 24 November 1945 | |
HMCS Carlplace | K664 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 30 November 1943 | 6 July 1944 | 13 December 1944 | 13 November 1945 | Transferred to the Dominican Republic as Presidente Trujillo, later Mella. |
HMCS Charlottetown | K244 | G T Davie, Lauzon | 26 January 1943 | 16 September 1943 | 28 April 1944 | 25 March 1947 | |
HMCS Chebogue | K317 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 19 March 1943 | 17 August 1943 | 22 February 1944 | 25 September 1945 | Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1227[14] while escorting Convoy ONS 33, 4 October 1944. Towed to Port Talbot and declared a total loss. |
HMCS Coaticook | K410 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 14 June 1943 | 26 November 1943 | 25 July 1944 | 29 November 1945 | |
HMCS Dunver | K03 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 3 May 1942 | 10 November 1942 | 11 September 1943 | 23 January 1946 | |
HMCS Eastview | K665 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 26 August 1943 | 17 November 1943 | 3 June 1944 | 17 January 1946 | |
HMCS Ettrick | K254 | John Crown & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | 31 December 1941 | 5 February 1943 | 29 January 1944 | 30 May 1945 | Formerly HMS Ettrick. Returned to RN, 30 May 1945. |
HMCS Fort Erie | Cancelled, December 1943. | ||||||
HMCS Fort Erie | K670 | G T Davie, Lauzon | 3 November 1943 | 27 May 1944 | 27 October 1944 | 22 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 312, 17 April 1956. |
HMCS Foster | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Glace Bay | K414 | G T Davie, Lauzon | 23 September 1943 | 26 April 1944 | 2 September 1944 | 17 November 1945 | Transferred to Chile as Esmeralda, 1946; later Baquedano. |
HMCS Grou | K518 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 1 May 1943 | 7 August 1943 | 4 December 1943 | 25 February 1946 | |
HMCS Hallowell | K666 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 22 November 1943 | 28 March 1944 | 8 August 1944 | 7 November 1945 | Transferred to Israel as INS Miznak, 1949; sold to Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Gajabahu, 1952. |
HMCS Hardrock | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Henryville | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Inch Arran | K667 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 25 October 1943 | 6 June 1944 | 18 November 1944 | 28 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 308, 23 August 1954. |
HMCS Joliette | K418 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 19 July 1943 | 12 November 1943 | 14 June 1944 | 19 November 1945 | Transferred to Chile as Iquique, 1946. |
HMCS Jonquiere | K318 | G T Davie, Lauzon | 26 January 1943 | 28 October 1943 | 10 May 1944 | 4 December 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 318, 20 September 1954. |
HMCS Kirkland Lake | K337 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 16 November 1943 | 27 April 1944 | 21 August 1944 | 14 December 1945 | |
HMCS Kokanee | K419 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 25 August 1943 | 27 November 1943 | 6 June 1944 | 21 December 1945 | Sold commercial 1949 |
HMCS La Hulloise | K668 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 10 August 1943 | 29 October 1943 | 20 May 1944 | 6 December 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 305, 9 October 1957. |
HMCS Lanark | K669 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 25 September 1943 | 10 December 1943 | 6 July 1944 | 24 October 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 321, 15 April 1956. |
HMCS Lasalle | K519 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 4 June 1943 | 11 December 1943 | 29 June 1944 | 17 December 1945 | |
HMCS Lauzon | K371 | G T Davie, Lauzon | 2 July 1943 | 10 June 1944 | 30 August 1944 | 7 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 322, 12 December 1953. |
HMCS Le Havre | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Levis | K400 | G T Davie, Lauzon | 25 February 1943 | 26 November 1943 | 21 July 1944 | 21 February 1946 | Sunk as breakwater along east coast of Vancouver Island. |
HMCS Lingabar | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Longueuil | K672 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 17 July 1943 | 30 October 1943 | 18 May 1944 | 31 December 1945 | |
HMCS Magog | K673 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 16 June 1943 | 22 September 1943 | 7 May 1944 | 20 December 1944 | Torpedoed and badly damaged by U-1223[15] while escorting Convoy ONS 33G in Gulf of St. Lawrence, 14 October 1944. Lost 65 feet (20 m) off the stern and 3 crew were killed. Towed to Quebec City and declared a total loss. |
HMCS Matane | K444 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 23 December 1942 | 29 May 1943 | 22 October 1943 | 2 November 1946 | Used as a breakwater in between Courtney, B.C. and Campbell River, B.C. in an area commonly known as Oyster River. A few remains are seen at times, depending on the tidal action. |
HMCS Megantic | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Meon | K269 | A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow | 31 December 1942 | 4 August 1943 | 2 July 1944 | 23 April 1945 | Formerly HMS Meon. Returned to RN, 23 April 1945. |
HMCS Merittonia | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Monnow | K441 | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd., Bristol | 28 September 1943 | 4 December 1943 | 3 August 1944 | 11 June 1945 | Formerly HMS Monnow. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945.
Sold to Denmark and renamed HDMS Holger Danske, October 1945. Served in the Danish Navy until 1960. Scrapped by H J Hansen in Odense, 1960. |
HMCS Montreal | K319 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 23 December 1942 | 12 June 1943 | 12 November 1943 | 15 October 1945 | Sold, 1947; scrapped in Sydney, NS[16] |
HMCS Nene | K270 | Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees | 20 June 1942 | 9 December 1942 | 4 June 1944 | 11 June 1945 | Formerly HMS Nene. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945. |
HMCS New Glasgow | K320 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 2 December 1942 | 23 June 1943 | 23 December 1943 | 4 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 315, 30 January 1954. |
HMCS New Waterford | K321 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 17 December 1942 | 3 July 1943 | 21 January 1944 | 7 March 1946 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 304, 31 January 1958. |
HMCS Northumberland | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Orkney | K448 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 19 May 1943 | 18 September 1943 | 18 April 1944 | 22 January 1946 | Transferred to Israel as INS Mivtakh, 1950; sold to Royal Ceylon Navy as HMCyS Mahasena, 1952. |
HMCS Outremont | K322 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 18 November 1942 | 3 July 1943 | 27 November 1943 | 5 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 310, 2 September 1955. |
HMCS Penetang | K676 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 22 September 1943 | 6 July 1944 | 19 October 1944 | 10 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 316, 1 June 1954. |
HMCS Pesaquid | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Plessisville | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Port Colborne | K326 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 16 December 1942 | 21 April 1943 | 5 December 1943 | 7 November 1945 | |
HMCS Poundmaker | K675 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 29 January 1944 | 21 April 1944 | 17 September 1944 | 25 November 1945 | Transferred to Peru as BAP Teniente Ferré, later renamed BAP Ferré. |
HMCS Prestonian | K662 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 20 July 1943 | 22 June 1944 | 13 September 1944 | 24 April 1956 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 307, 22 August 1953. |
HMCS Prince Rupert | K324 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 1 August 1942 | 3 February 1943 | 30 August 1943 | 15 January 1946 | Sunk as breakwater at Royston, British Columbia. |
HMCS Ranney Falls | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Ribble | K525 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 31 December 1942 | 10 November 1943 | 24 July 1944 | 11 June 1945 | Formerly HMS Ribble. Returned to RN, 11 June 1945. |
HMCS Rouyn | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Royal Mount | K677 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 7 January 1944 | 15 April 1944 | 25 August 1944 | 17 November 1945 | |
HMCS Runnymede | K678 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 11 September 1943 | 27 November 1943 | 14 June 1944 | 19 January 1946 | |
HMCS Saint John | K456 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 28 May 1943 | 25 August 1943 | 13 December 1943 | 27 November 1945 | |
HMCS Sea Cliff | K344 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 20 July 1943 | 7 August 1944 | 26 September 1944 | 28 November 1945 | Transferred to Chile as Covadonga, 1946. |
HMCS Shipton | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Springhill | K323 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 5 May 1943 | 7 September 1943 | 21 March 1944 | 1 December 1945 | |
HMCS St. Agathe | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS St. Catharines | K325 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | May 1942 6/12/1942 7/1943 | 12 June 1942 | July 1943 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 324. | |
HMCS St. Eduoard | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS St. Pierre | K680 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 30 June 1943 | 1 December 1943 | 28 August 1944 | 22 November 1945 | Transferred to Peru as BAP Teniente Palacios, 1947; later renamed BAP Palacios. |
HMCS St. Romauld | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS St. Stephen | K454 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 5 October 1943 | 6 February 1944 | 28 July 1944 | 30 January 1946 | |
HMCS Ste. Therese | K366 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 18 May 1943 | 16 October 1943 | 28 May 1944 | 2 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 309, 21 January 1955. |
HMCS Stettler | K681 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 31 May 1943 | 9 October 1943 | 7 May 1944 | 9 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 311, 2 February 1954. |
HMCS Stone Town | K531 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 17 November 1943 | 28 March 1944 | 21 July 1944 | 13 November 1945 | Transferred to Department of Transport, serving as a weather monitoring ship in the North Pacific, 1952-1967. Sold, 1968. |
HMCS Stormont | K327 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 23 December 1942 | 14 July 1943 | 27 November 1943 | 9 November 1945 | Sold to Aristotle Onassis as yacht Christina. |
HMCS Strathadam | K682 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 6 December 1943 | 20 March 1944 | 29 September 1944 | 7 November 1945 | Transferred to Israel as INS Misgav, 1950. |
HMCS Sussexvale | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Sussexvale | K683 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 15 November 1943 | 12 July 1944 | 29 November 1944 | 16 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 313, 8 August 1955. |
HMCS Swansea | K328 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 15 July 1942 | 19 December 1942 | 4 October 1943 | 2 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 306, 14 November 1957. |
HMCS Teme | K458 | Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees | 25 May 1943 | 11 November 1943 | 28 February 1944 | 4 May 1945 | Formerly HMS Teme. Torpedoed and badly damaged off Lands End at 50-07N, 05-45W by U-315, 29 March 1945. Declared a total loss. |
HMCS Thetford Mines | K459 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 7 July 1943 | 30 October 1943 | 24 May 1944 | 18 November 1945 | |
HMCS Tisdale | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Toronto | K538 | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | 10 May 1943 | 18 September 1943 | 6 May 1944 | 27 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 319, 26 November 1953. |
HMCS Valleyfield | K329 | Morton Engineering & Dry Dock Co., Quebec City | 30 November 1942 | 17 July 1943 | 7 December 1943 | 7 May 1944 | Torpedoed and sunk south of Cape Race at 46-03N, 52-24W by U-548, 7 May 1944. 125 crew were killed and 38 survivors were rescued by HMCS Giffard. |
HMCS Victoriaville | K684 | G T Davie, Lauzon | 2 December 1943 | 23 June 1944 | 11 November 1944 | 17 November 1945 | Placed in reserve. Recommissioned as a Prestonian-class frigate with pennant FFE 320, 25 September 1959. |
HMCS Waskesiu | K330 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 2 May 1942 | 3 April 1943 | 16 June 1943 | 29 January 1946 | Transferred to India as HMIS Hooghly, 1950. |
HMCS Wentworth | K331 | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | 11 November 1942 | 6 March 1943 | 7 December 1943 | 10 October 1945 | |
HMCS Westbury | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Westville | Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon | Cancelled, December 1943. | |||||
HMCS Wulastock | Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt | Cancelled, December 1943. |
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Canadian Vickers
Canadian Vickers Limited was an aircraft and shipbuilding company that operated in Canada during the early part of the 20th century until 1944. A subsidiary of Vickers Limited, it built its own aircraft designs as well as others under licence. Canadair absorbed the Canadian Vickers aircraft operations in November 1944.

Montreal
Montreal is the second most populous city in Canada and the most populous city in the province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is 196 km (122 mi) east of the national capital Ottawa, and 258 km (160 mi) southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City.
Hall, Russell & Company
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited was a shipbuilder based in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Aberdeen
Aberdeen is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas, and has a 2020 population estimate of 198,590 for the city of Aberdeen, and 227,560 for the local council area making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. The city is 93 mi (150 km) northeast of Edinburgh and 398 mi (641 km) north of London, and is the northernmost major city in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.

HMS Annan (K404)
HMS Annan was a River-class frigate built for the Royal Navy but was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy before commissioning. She served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and saw action primarily as a convoy escort in the Battle of the Atlantic. She was returned to United Kingdom following the war and quickly sold to Denmark, who renamed the vessel Niels Ebbesen. She was primarily used as a training vessel until 1963 when she was broken up in Odense. She was named for the River Annan in Scotland in UK and Canadian service and Niels Ebbesen in Danish service.
Prestonian-class frigate
The Prestonian-class ocean anti-submarine escort frigate was a class of 21 frigates that served with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1953–1967 and with the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1956–1977.
Free French Navy
Ship | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Croix de Lorraine | K258 | Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees | 8 March 1943[17] | 25 September 1944[18] | September 1961[17] | Formerly HMS Strule. Transferred to the Free French Navy, 1 October 1944.[17] | |
L'Aventure | K263 | W. Simons & Co., Renfrew | 30 November 1943[17] | 21 January 1944 | 1964 | Formerly HMS Braid. Transferred to the Free French Navy, 21 January 1944.[17] | |
L'Escarmouche | K267 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 30 May 1942[19] | 1 June 1943[17] | 3 March 1944[19] | 1960 | Formerly HMS Frome. Transferred to the Free French Navy, 3 March 1944. Decommissioned, 1957; renamed L'Ailette.[17] |
La Découverte | K370 | Henry Robb Ltd., Leith | 18 June 1943[17] | February 1944 | 1959 | Formerly HMS Windrush. Transferred to the Free French Navy, February 1944. Renamed Lucifer in 1967[17] and used as training ship of the French Navy Security School at Querqueville. Scrapped there, June–October 2009. | |
La Surprise | K292 | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock, Blyth | 17 October 1942 | 16 August 1943[17] | 1944 | 1964 | Formerly HMS Torridge. Transferred to the Free French Navy, 1944. Transferred to Royal Moroccan Navy as royal yacht Al Maouna, 1964.[17] |
Tonkinois | K260 | Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees | 27 August 1942[17] | 15 October 1944 | 1961 | Formerly HMS Moyola. Transferred to the Free French Navy, 15 October 1944. Decommissioned, 1953; renamed La Confiance.[17] |
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Renfrew
Renfrew is a town 6 miles (10 km) west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gained royal burgh status in 1397.

Blyth Shipbuilding Company
The Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Company Ltd. was a British shipyard located in Blyth, Northumberland, England.
Blyth, Northumberland
Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 37,339 in the 2011 Census.
Henry Robb
Henry Robb, Limited, known colloquially as Robbs, was a Scottish shipbuilding company based at Leith Docks in Edinburgh. Robbs was notable for building small-to-medium sized vessels, particularly tugs and dredgers.

Leith
Leith is a port area in the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith.

Querqueville
Querqueville is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin.

Royal Moroccan Navy
The Royal Navy of Morocco is a branch of the military of Morocco responsible for conducting naval operations. The Royal Moroccan Navy is administratively managed by the Administration of Defence, which is commanded by King Mohammed VI, the commander-in-chief of the Moroccan Armed Forces.
Royal Netherlands Navy
Ship | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HNLMS Johan Maurits van Nassau | K251 | W. Simons & Co., Renfrew | 29 December 1942 | 23 April 1943 | 25 June 1943 | 1960 | Formerly HMS Ribble (K251). Transferred while under construction to the Netherlands. |
South African Navy
Ship | Pennant number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HMSAS Swale | K217 | Smiths Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees | 19 August 1941 | 16 January 1942 | 26 July 1945 | January 1946 | Formerly HMS Swale. Returned to RN, January 1946. |
HMSAS Teviot | K222 | Hall, Russell & Company, Aberdeen | 4 October 1941 | 12 October 1942 | 10 June 1945 | Formerly HMS Teviot. Returned to RN, January 1946. |
United States Navy
Ship | Hull number | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Paid off | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USS Asheville | PF-1 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 10 March 1942 | 22 August 1942 | 1 December 1942 | 14 January 1946 | Formerly HMS Adur, then PG-101. Transferred on 13 June 1946 to Argentina as ARA Hércules (P-31). |
USS Natchez | PF-2 | Canadian Vickers, Montreal | 16 March 1942 | 12 September 1942 | 16 December 1942 | 14 January 1946 | Formerly HMS Annan. Transferred to RCN during construction as HMCS Annan. Transferred to USN as PG-102 from RCN during construction on 20 July 1942. Sold 29 July 1947, resold 19 March 1948 to the Dominican Republic as Juan Pablo Duarte (F102). |
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USS Asheville (PF-1)
USS Asheville (PF-1) was an Asheville-class patrol frigate of the United States Navy that served during World War II. She was laid down on 10 March 1942 by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as the River-class frigate HMS Adur (K296) to serve in the British Royal Navy. She was launched on 22 August 1942 but due to a lack of American vessels for convoy protection she was transferred to the United States Navy prior to completion. On 1 December 1942, she was commissioned in Montreal as USS Asheville (PG-101), a patrol gunboat. She was reclassified PF-1 on 15 April 1943.

Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km2 (1,073,500 sq mi), making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica.

USS Natchez (PF-2)
USS Natchez (PG-102/PF-2) was a River-class frigate acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was originally ordered and laid down as HMS Annan for the Royal Navy, and renamed as HMCS Annan for the Royal Canadian Navy before transfer to the U.S. Navy before launch. She was used for anti-submarine patrol work during the war.

Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest nation in the Antilles by area at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi), and third-largest by population, with approximately 10.7 million people, down from 10.8 million in 2020, of whom approximately 3.3 million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. The official language of the country is Spanish.
Source: "List of River-class frigates", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 13th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_River-class_frigates.
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