| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 271 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 24 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 1 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 4 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Expended (vapourised) on 3 October 1952 in the first British atomic-bomb test at Trimouille Island, Monte Bello, Australia. |
Commands listed for HMS Plym (K 271)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Alan Foxall, RNR | 15 Mar 1943 | Aug 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Stevenson Miller, DSC, RNR | Aug 1945 | Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Plym include:
9 Oct 1943
On 9 October 1943, convoy WS-33 arrived in South Africa from the UK with reinforcements for service in Burma, the convoy consisted of 4 ships. The British frigates HMS Bann, HMS Plym, HMS Teviot and HMS Trent were responsible for providing the Anti-Submarine escort on the last leg of the passage. (1)
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