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HMS Anguilla (K 500)
ex-Hallowell (PF 72)
ex-Machias
ex-PG-180

Hallowell served only in the Royal Navy.
Tacoma Class Patrol Frigate/British Colony Class Corvette: (MC Type T. S2-S2-AQ1) Originally authorized as Patrol Gunboat, PG-180; Redesignated a Patrol Frigate, PF-72, 15 April 1943; Laid down 1 April 1943 under a Maritime Commission contract at Welsh-Kaiser Co., Inc., Providence, RI; Named Machias 5 May 1943, Designated for transfer to the Royal Navy under the Lend-Lease Program 10 June 1943; The name Machias canceled 11 June 1943 and reassigned to Patrol Frigate PF-53; Renamed Hallowell by the Royal Navy; Launched 14 July 1943; Transferred to the Royal Navy and commissioned HMS Anguilla (K 500), 15 October 1943; Returned to U.S. custody 3 May 1946; Struck from the Naval Register and sold 13 June 1947 to Pro-Industry Products, New York, NY; Resold to Sociedad de Navigacion Levante, S.A., Panama for scrapping.
Specifications: Displacement 1,430 t.; Length, 303' 11"(oa); Bean 37' 6"; Draft 13' 8"; Speed 20kts; Complement 190; Armament three 3"/50 gun mounts, two twin 40mm gun mounts , nine 20mm guns, one Hedgehog depth charge projector; eight Y-gun depth charge projectors, two depth charge racks; Propulsion two 5,500 iHP turbines, two shafts, three boilers.
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