| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 97 |
| Built by | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Bellis & Morcom |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to the Portugese Navy May 1949 and renamed Nuno Tristao. Commanding Officers: |
Commands listed for HMS Avon (K 97)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Patrick George Alexander King, RD, RNR | 3 Aug 1943 | 2 Mar 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Avon include:
13 Mar 1944
HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, DSC, RD, RNR) picks up 123 survivors from the British merchant Tarifa that was torpedoed and sunk on 7 March 1944 by the German submarine U-510 about 250 nautical miles east of Socotra Island in position 12º48'N, 58º44'E.