| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 97 |
| Built by | Charles Hill & Sons Ltd. (Bristol, U.K.) : Bellis & Morcom |
| Ordered | 10 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 8 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Portugese Navy May 1949 and renamed Nuno Tristao. |
Commands listed for HMS Avon (K 97)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Patrick George Alexander King, RD, RNR | 3 Aug 1943 | 2 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Avon include:
7 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR) and HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. G.H.D. Williams, RN). (1)
8 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR), HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. G.H.D. Williams, RN) and HMS Hadleigh Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.V. Gordon, DSC, RNVR). (1)
9 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Hadleigh Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.V. Gordon, DSC, RNVR), HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR) and HMS Herschell (T/Lt. J.E. Freestone, RNR). (1)
12 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Windrush, HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR) and HMS Mallow. (1)
13 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR) and HMS Mallow, HMS Watchman (Lt.Cdr. G.H.D. Williams, RN) and HMS Windrush. (1)
19 Nov 1943
HrMs O 9 (Lt. J.B.M.J. Maas, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Hadleigh Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.V. Gordon, DSC, RNVR), HMS Snowflake (Lt. E.J. Powell, RNR) and HMS Burnet (Lt. D.S. Charles, RNR).
Upon completion of these exercises O 9 departed Tobermory for Campbeltown. She was escorted by HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, RD, RNR). (1)
13 Mar 1944
HMS Avon (Lt.Cdr. P.G.A. King, DSC, RD, RNR) picks up 123 survivors from the British merchant Tarifa that was torpedoed and sunk on 7 March 1944 by German U-boat U-510 about 250 nautical miles east of Socotra Island in position 12°48'N, 58°44'E.
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)