| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 506 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 Jan 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USM on 23 April 1946. |
| Former name | USS Harland PF-78 |
Commands listed for HMS Cayman (K 506)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Samuel Clive Bradley, RNZNR | 22 Jan 44? | 4 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Cayman include:
3 Sep 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMS Cayman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.C. Bradley, RNZNR) and HMS Somaliland (A/Lt.Cdr. K.B. Hopkins, DSC, RNVR). (1)
4 Sep 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMS Cayman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.C. Bradley, RNZNR) and HMCS Edmundston (T/Lt. J. Lecky, RCNVR). (1)
26 Oct 1944
HMS H 50 (Lt. W.T.J. Fox, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Altair (T/Lt. J.L. James, RNR), HMS Bluebell (Lt. G.H. Walker, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Cayman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.C. Bradley, RNZNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 199/1830
- ADM 173/18533
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.