| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | River |
| Pennant | K 526 |
| Built by | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 2 Oct 1942 |
| Laid down | 27 May 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Apr 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold to the Portugese Navy May 1949 and renamed Diogo Gomes. |
Commands listed for HMS Awe (K 526)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Patterson Carse, DSC, RNVR | 30 Mar 1944 | Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Awe include:
10 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Awe (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR), HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN), HNoMS Tunsberg Castle and FFS Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves . (1)
11 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Awe (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR), HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN), HNoMS Tunsberg Castle and FFS Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves . (1)
12 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Awe (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR), HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN) and HNoMS Tunsberg Castle. (1)
15 May 1944
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Awe (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Evenlode (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.B. Medlycott, RNR). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/19192
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.