Allied Warships

HMS Antigua (K 501)

Frigate of the Colony class

Navy	The Royal Navy
Type	Frigate
Class	Colony
Pennant	K 501
Built by	Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	3 Apr 1943
Launched	26 Jul 1943
Commissioned	4 Nov 1943
End service
Loss position

History	Returned to the USN on 2 May, 1946. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Duncan Frederick White, RNR (retired) 27 July 1943 – 9 September 1944 RD awarded in August 1943 A/Lt.Cdr. Edward Leo Donkin, MBE, RNR 9 September 1944 – still in command in July 1945 according to the Navy List HMS Antigua is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List
Former name	USS Hammond PF-73

Commands listed for HMS Antigua (K 501)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. (retired) Duncan Frederick White, RNR	27 Jul 1943	9 Sep 1944
2	Lt. Edward Leo Donkin, RNR	9 Sep 1944	Jul 1945 ?

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