| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Hoste |
| Namesake | Captain Sir William Hoste (1780-1826), British naval officer (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
| Reclassified | Patrol frigate, PF-83, 15 April 1943 |
| Builder | Walsh-Kaiser Company, Providence, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | 7 September 1943[1] |
| Renamed | Nyasaland, 1943 |
| Namesake | Nyasaland (British name assigned in anticipation of ship's transfer to United Kingdom) |
| Launched | 6 October 1943 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. William A. Cahir |
| Commissioned | never |
| Identification | PG-191 |
| Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom, 31 July 1944 |
| Acquired | Returned by United Kingdom 15 April 1946 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 10 November 1947 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Nyasaland |
| Namesake | Nyasaland |
| Acquired | 31 July 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 July 1944[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number: K587 |
| Fate | Returned to United States 15 April 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Colony/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 |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 190 |
| Armament |
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HMS Nyasaland (K587) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the Tacoma-class patrol frigate USS Hoste (PF-83) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion.