The frigate HMS Antigua (K 501) of the Royal Navy.
Technical information
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 1308 BRT |
| Length | |
| Complement | 120 men |
| Armament | 3 x 1 3inch gun 2 twin 40mm 4 x 20m guns Hedgehog Depth charge throwers |
| Max speed | 18 knots |
| Notes on class | Colony class frigates were mass produced by American shipyards during the last half of 1943. Their design was a modification of the British RIVER class to use weapons and reciprocating machinery available from US manufacturers. 27 were loaned to the Soviet Union during the summer of 1945 and returned in 1949. The 21 listed below (formerly PF 72-92) were loaned to England and returned in 1946. Those retained by the United States were manned by Coast Guard personnel. All ships of this class survived the war. |
All ships of the Colony class
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| HMS Anguilla (K 500) | ||
 | HMS Antigua (K 501) | |
| HMS Ascension (K 502) | ||
| HMS Bahamas (K 503) | ||
| HMS Barbados (K 504) | ||
| HMS Caicos (K 505) | ||
| HMS Cayman (K 506) | ||
| HMS Dominica (K 507) | ||
| HMS Labuan (K 584) | ||
| HMS Montserrat (K 586) | ||
| HMS Nyasaland (K 587) | ||
| HMS Papua (K 588) | ||
| HMS Perim (K 593) | ||
| HMS Pitcairn (K 589) | ||
| HMS Sarawak (K 591) | ||
| HMS Seychelles (K 592) | ||
| HMS Somaliland (K 594) | ||
| HMS St. Helena (K 590) | ||
| | HMS Tobago (K 585) | |
| HMS Tortola (K 595) | ||
| HMS Zanzibar (K 596) | ||
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Royal Navy (more on See all Frigate classes.
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