| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | unnamed (DE-521) |
| Awarded | 7 August 1942 |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 14 August 1943[1] |
| Launched | 24 September 1943 |
| Renamed | USS Mitchell (DE-521) 19 October 1943 |
| Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of transfer to United Kingdom |
| Renamed | USS Hoste (DE-521) 5 November 1943 |
| Namesake | British name assigned in anticipation of transfer to United Kingdom |
| Completed | 3 December 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. D. W. Mitchell[1] |
| Christened | 3 December 1943 |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 3 December 1943 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 22 August 1945 |
| Name | USS Hoste (DE-521) |
| Namesake | British name retained |
| Commissioned | 29 August 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 23 October 1945 |
| Fate |
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| Name | HMS Hoste |
| Namesake | Captain Sir William Hoste (1780–1828), British naval officer who was commanding officer of HMS Amphion at the Battle of Lissa in 1811 |
| Acquired | 3 December 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 December 1943 |
| Fate | Returned to United States 22 August 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,158 t) |
| Length | 289.5 ft (88.2 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | 5,000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 156 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Pennant number K566 |
The third HMS Hoste (K566), ex-Mitchell, was a Captain-class frigate of the Evarts-class of destroyer escort, originally commissioned to be built for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and saw service during the World War II from 1943 to 1945.