HMS Antigua (K501)

	HMS Antigua in 1944.
History
United States
Name	USS Hamond
Namesake	British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom
Builder	Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down	3 April 1943
Reclassified	Patrol frigate, PF-73, 15 April 1943
Renamed	Antigua, 1943
Namesake	Antigua
Launched	26 July 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Louise M. Reddick
Commissioned	never
Fate	Transferred to United Kingdom 4 November 1943
Acquired	Returned by United Kingdom 2 May 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Antigua (K501)
Namesake	Antigua
Acquired	4 November 1943
Commissioned	4 November 1943
Decommissioned	1945
Fate	Returned to United States, 2 May 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Colony-class frigate/Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement	1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion	3 × boilers; 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each; 2 shafts;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × single 3 inch/50 AA guns; 2 × twin 40 mm guns; 9 × single 20 mm; 1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar; 8 × Y-gun depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge racks;

HMS Antigua (K501) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom in commission from 1943 to 1945 that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hamond (PF-73) and was transferred prior to completion.

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