| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 583 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Feb 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 574 but not named. Returned to the USN on 13 March 1946. Scrapped. Hotham Commanding Officers: A/Lt.Cdr. Sydney Ayles, RNR |
| Former name | DE 574 |
Commands listed for HMS Hotham (K 583)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Sydney Ayles, RNR | Mar 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Hotham include:
28 Jun 1944
HMS Hotham (A/Lt.Cdr. S. Ayles, RNR) and HMS Eglinton (Lt.Cdr. F.M. Graves, RN) pick up survivors from the British merchant Maid of Orleans southeast of St.Catherine´s Point, Isle of Wight in position 50º06'N, 00º41'W.