| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 566 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 24 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 521 but not named. First named HMS Mitchell but then renamed. Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945. Scrapped. |
| Former name | USS Hoste DE 521 |
Commands listed for HMS Hoste (K 566)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Keith Burns Hopkins, DSC, RNVR | 14 Sep 1943 | Feb 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Peter James Hill Hoare, RN | Feb 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Hoste include:
27 Mar 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Hoste (Lt. P.J.H. Hoare, RN) and HMS Inglis (Lt. R.S. Beveridge, RN). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19326
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.