| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 328 |
| Built by | Yarrows Ltd. (Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 14 Oct 1966 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 2 November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMCS Swansea (K 328)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Clarence Aubrey King, DSO, RCNR | < 4 Oct 19 | 4 Nov 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Swansea include:
10 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-845 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 48º20'N, 20º33'W, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Forester, the Canadian destroyer HMCS St. Laurent, the Canadian corvette HMCS Owen Sound and the Canadian frigate HMCS Swansea. (see map)
14 Apr 1944
The German submarine U-448 in the North Atlantic north-east of the Azores, in position 46º22'N, 19º35'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigate HMCS Swansea (A/Cdr. C.A. King, DSO, DSC, RCNR) and the British sloop HMS Pelican (Cdr. J.S. Dalison, DSO, RN). (see map)
22 Apr 1944
The German submarine U-311 in the North Atlantic south west of Iceland in position 52º09'N, 19º07'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS Matane (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Layard, DSO, RN) and HMCS Swansea (A/Cdr. C.A. King, DSO, DSC, RCNR). (see map)
1 Sep 1944
The German submarine U-247 was sunk in the Channel some 11 nautical miles south-east of Lands End, in position 49º54'N, 05º49'W, by depth charges from the Canadian frigates HMCS Saint John (A/Lt.Cdr. W.R. Stacey, RCNR) and HMCS Swansea (Lt.Cdr. A.F.C. Layard, DSO, RN). (see map)
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