| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 294 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 20 May 1942 |
| Laid down | 3 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 4 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 Jun 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 27 July 1956. |
Commands listed for HMS Towy (K 294)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) John Byron, DSC, RNR | 26 Apr 1943 | 24 Jul 1943 |
| 2 | Cdr. Martin James Evans, OBE, RN | 24 Jul 1943 | 3 May 1944 |
| 3 | Cdr. Hugh Valentine King, DSO, OBE, RN | 3 May 1944 | 10 Apr 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Stephen Sparrow, RNVR | 10 Apr 1945 | 24 Jun 1945 |
| 5 | P. W. R. Reid, RN | 24 Jun 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Towy include:
16 Nov 1943
HMS H 33 (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Towy (Cdr. M.J Evans, OBE, RN), HMS Scarborough (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Carnduff, RN), USS Bull, USS Schmitt and USS Frament. (1)
5 Dec 1943
HMS H 32 (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Towy (Cdr. M.J Evans, OBE, RN), FFS Roselys, ORP Burza (Cdr. F. Pitulko, ORP), HMS Narcissus (T/Lt. G.T.S. Clampitt, RNR) and HMS Orchis (T/Lt. B.W. Harris, RNVR). (2)
5 Dec 1943
HrMs O 10 (Lt.Cdr. A. van Altena, RNN(R)) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Towy (Cdr. M.J Evans, OBE, RN), ORP Burza (Cdr. F. Pitulko, ORP) and FFS Lobelia. (3)
27 Apr 1944
HMS H 50 (T/Lt. A.F. Wicker, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Towy (Cdr. M.J Evans, OBE, RN), HMCS Kitchener (T/Lt. J.E. Moles, RCNVR) and aircraft. (4)
Sources
- ADM 173/17788
- ADM 173/17777
- File 2.12.03.6384 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18527
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.