HMS Nyasaland

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	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 in (76 mm)/50 cal. 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 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.