| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 596 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 20 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 21 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jun 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 31 May 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Zanzibar (K 596)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Frank Fairfax Parker, RNVR | 6 Mar 1944 | 11 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. David Oliver Dykes, RN | 11 Dec 1944 | Feb 1945 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Denis Malet Lambert, DSC, RNR | Feb 1945 | early 1946 |
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