| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 579 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 4 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jan 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 570 but not named. Returned to the USN on 3 December 1945. Scrapped. |
| Former name | DE 570 |
Commands listed for HMS Waldegrave (K 579)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Tempest Hay, RN | 25 Jan 1944 | 24 Sep 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Cdr. Thomas Hughes, RNR | 24 Sep 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Waldegrave include:
9 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Spragge (Lt.Cdr. G.S. Grant, RD, RNR), HMS Duff (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F. Brock, RCNVR), HMS Waldegrave (Lt. T. Hay, RN) and HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN). (1)
10 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Waldegrave (Lt. T. Hay, RN) and HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN). (1)
25 Apr 1944
HMS Seraph (Lt. T. Russell-Walling, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Spragge (Lt.Cdr. G.S. Grant, RD, RNR), HMS Stockham (T/A/Lt.Cdr. B.C. Hamilton, RNR), HMS Rupert (Lt. P.C.S. Black, RN) and HMS Waldegrave (Lt. T. Hay, RN). (2)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19218
- ADM 173/18697
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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