| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Bay |
| Pennant | K 615 |
| Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
| Ordered | 2 May 1943 |
| Laid down | 26 Apr 1944 |
| Launched | 19 Oct 1944 |
| Commissioned | 13 Apr 1945 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 23 November 1957. |
| Former name | Loch Frisa |
Commands listed for HMS Widemouth Bay (K 615)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. John Hart Macalister, RNVR | 22 Feb 1945 | Jan 1946 |
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Notable events involving Widemouth Bay include:
3 May 1945
HMS Volatile (Lt. F.R. Lawrence, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Alacrity (Lt.Cdr. J. Clutton-Baker, DSC, RN), HMS Rother (T/A/Lt.Cdr. B.H.C. Rodgers, RNVR), HMS Widemouth Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Macalister, RNVR) and HMCS Matane (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F.J. Jones, RCNVR). (1)
26 May 1945
HMS Vagabond (Lt. I.M. Stoop, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises at/off Scapa Flow with HMS Widemouth Bay (A/Lt.Cdr. J.H. Macalister, RNVR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/20332
- ADM 173/20221
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.