| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Banff |
| Pennant | Y 59 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Dec 1927 |
| Launched | 12 Jun 1928 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1941 |
| End service | 27 Mar 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | From mid-1941 to mid-1943 served with the 44th Escort Group, Atlantic Convoys, operating from Londonderry. Early 1944 to mid-1945 Eastern Fleet, Indian Ocean. operating out of Kilindini, Kenya. Mid-1945 Ceylon and SE. Asia, South China Sea. Crew returned to UK December 1945. After her service with the Royal Navy, the cutter was returned to the United States on 27 March 1946. Her recommissioning was cancelled and she was sold on 24 October 1947. Commanding Officers: Lt. Charles Donovan Smith, DSC, RD, RNR A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Alexander Woods, RNZNVR |
| Former name | USCG Tahoe |
Commands listed for HMS Fishguard (Y 59)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Leslie Pryse, RNR | Apr 1941 | 1 Oct 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Charles Donovan Smith, RNR | 1 Oct 1943 | 29 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Alexander Woods, RNZNR | 29 Jun 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Fishguard include:
3 May 1944
Boarded U-852 after British aircraft fatally damaged her as she beached near Ras Mabber, off the Somali coast on 3 May 1944. British forces captured her crew.