| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 371 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.): Lobnitz & Co. Ltd. (Renfrew, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 14 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 16 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 9 Feb 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 22 February 1955. HMS Wye is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Wye (K 371)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Richard Charles Powys-Smith, RNR | 22 Nov 1943 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Wye include:
22 Feb 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Cam (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RD, RNR), HMS Wye (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Powys-Smith, RNR), HMS Swale (Lt.Cdr. J. Jackson, DSC, RNR) and HMS Pennywort (T/Lt. A.W. James, RNR). (1)
23 Feb 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Cam (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RD, RNR), HMS Wye (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Powys-Smith, RNR), HMS Gorleston (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.A.E. Leonard, RNZNVR) and HMS Pennywort (T/Lt. A.W. James, RNR). (1)
28 Feb 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Gorleston (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.A.E. Leonard, RNZNVR), HMS Pennywort (T/Lt. A.W. James, RNR), HMS Cam (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RD, RNR) and HMS Wye (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Powys-Smith, RNR). (1)
29 Feb 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Cam (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RD, RNR) and HMS Wye (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Powys-Smith, RNR). (1)
2 Mar 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Lightfoot (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Williams, RNR), HMCS Qa'Appelle (Cdr. D.C. Wallace, DSC, RCNR) and HMS Wye (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Powys-Smith, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/19325
- ADM 173/19326
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.