| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 592 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 28 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 Feb 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN in June 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Seychelles (K 592)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Ralph Eric Baldwin-Wiseman, RD, RNR | 28 Jun 1944 | 22 Aug 1945 |
| 2 | Lt. Keith Frank Shortland Harper, RNR | 22 Aug 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Seychelles include:
26 Feb 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Sealyham, HMS Thirlmere (T/Lt. H.O. Olsen, RNR), HMS Knaresborough Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.F. Marchant, RNR) and HMS Seychelles (A/Lt.Cdr. R.E. Baldwin-Wiseman, RD, RNR). (1)
27 Feb 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Knaresborough Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.F. Marchant, RNR), HMS Seychelles (A/Lt.Cdr. R.E. Baldwin-Wiseman, RD, RNR), HMS Jasper (Lt. J.N. Kempton, RN) and HMS Sealyham. (1)
28 Feb 1945
HMS Unruly (T/Lt. D.J. Palmer, RNVR) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Seychelles (A/Lt.Cdr. R.E. Baldwin-Wiseman, RD, RNR) and HMS Jasper (Lt. J.N. Kempton, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/20142
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.