| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 588 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 10 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 Jul 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 13 May 1946. HMS Papua is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | USS Howett PF-84 |
Commands listed for HMS Papua (K 588)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Eric Hope Lynes, RD, RNR | Apr 1944 | 26 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Charles William Leadbetter, RNR | 26 Jan 1945 | 27 May 1945 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey William McGuiness, RNR | 27 May 1945 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Papua include:
27 Sep 1944
HMS Upright (Lt. J.A.L. Wilkinson, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Bermuda with HMS Papua (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Lynes, RD, RNR) and HMS Perim (T/A/Lt.Cdr. N.J.T. Mosarrat, RNVR). (1)
12 Dec 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Pheasant and HMS Papua (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Lynes, RD, RNR). (2)
4 Feb 1945
German U-boat U-1014 was sunk in the North Channel east of Malin Head, in position 55°17'N, 06°44'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Loch Scavaig (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Hancock, RNR), HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR), HMS Papua (A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Leadbetter, RNR) and HMS Loch Shin (Cdr. J.P. de W. Kitcat, RN).
17 May 1953
HMS Papua, as the Egyptian ship Misr was sunk in a collision. (3)
Sources
- ADM 173/19286
- ADM 173/19302
- Personal communication
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.