| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 586 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 28 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 Aug 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 11 June 1946. |
| Former name | USS Hornby PF-82 |
Commands listed for HMS Montserrat (K 586)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. William Proctor Page, RNR | 18 Feb 1944 | 7 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Francis Arthur John Downer, DSC, RNR | 7 Apr 1945 | 9 Jul 1945 |
| 3 | Cdr. (retired) Neville David Watts-Russell, RN | 9 Jul 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Montserrat include:
6 Jan 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Montserrat (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.P. Page, RNR). (1)
20 Apr 1945
At Loch Alsh, HMS Trespasser (Lt. L.E. Herrick, DSC, RN) and HMS Tactician (Lt.Cdr. L.N.A. Jewell, DSC, MBE, RN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Philante (Cdr. M.J. Evans, OBE, RN) and ships from Escort Group 23 which were most likely the following; HMS Loch Gorm (Lt.Cdr. R. Johnston, RNR), HMS Loch Scavaig (T/A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Hancock, RNR), HMS Montserrat (A/Lt.Cdr. F.A.J. Downer, DSC, RNR), HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR) and HMS Papua (A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Leadbetter, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/20187
- ADM 173/19808 + ADM 173/19975
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.