HMS Anguilla

HMS Anguilla in 1944.
History
United States
NameUSS Hallowell (PG-180)
NamesakeHallowell, Maine[1]
BuilderWalsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island
Laid down1 April 1943
ReclassifiedPatrol frigate, PF-72, 15 April 1943
RenamedMachias, 5 May 1943
NamesakeMachias, Maine[1]
RenamedAnguilla, 10 June 1943
NamesakeAnguilla
Launched14 July 1943
Sponsored byMrs. John S. MacDonald
Commissionednever
FateTransferred to United Kingdom, 15 October 1943
AcquiredReturned by United Kingdom 31 May 1946
FateSold for scrapping 13 June 1947
United Kingdom
NameHMS Anguilla (K500)
NamesakeAnguilla
Acquired15 October 1943
Commissioned15 October 1943[2]
Decommissioned1946
FateReturned to United States, 31 May 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeColony-class frigate/Tacoma-class patrol frigate
Displacement1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 × boilers
  • 2 × turbines, 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) each
  • 2 shafts
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement190
Armament

HMS Anguilla (K500) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom in commission from 1943 to 1946 that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hallowell (PF-72), later renamed USS Machias (PF-72), and was transferred prior to completion.