HMS Antigua (K501)
HMS Antigua in 1944. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Hamond |
| Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 3 April 1943 |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-73, 15 April 1943 |
| Renamed | Antigua, 1943 |
| Namesake | Antigua |
| Launched | 26 July 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Louise M. Reddick |
| Commissioned | never |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 4 November 1943 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 2 May 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Antigua (K501) |
| Namesake | Antigua |
| Acquired | 4 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 November 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 1945 |
| Fate | Returned to United States, 2 May 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Colony/Tacoma-class frigate |
| Displacement | 1,264 long tons (1,284 t) |
| Length | 303 ft 11 in (92.63 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft 6 in (11.43 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 190 |
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HMS Antigua (K501) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom in commission from 1943 to 1945 that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hamond (PF-73) and was transferred prior to completion.