Colony-class frigate

	HMS Dominica in February 1944
Class overview
Operators	Royal Navy; Argentine Navy;
Built	1943–1945
In commission	1943–1946 (Royal Navy); 1947–1969 (Argentine Navy);
Completed	21
Retired	21
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion	3 × boilers; 2 × turbines, 5,500 SHP each; 2 shafts;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × 3 inch/50 AA guns(3 × 1); 4 × 40 mm guns (2 × 2); 9 × 20 mm (9 × 1); 1 × Hedgehog projector; 8 × Y gun depth charge projectors; 2 × Depth charge racks;

The Colony-class frigates were a series of 21 frigates constructed in the United States by the Walsh-Kaiser Company of Providence, Rhode Island, for transfer under Lend-Lease to the Royal Navy in 1944. Each was named after a relatively minor Crown colony or other constituent territory of the British Commonwealth and Empire. Names of large British colonies had been used for the Crown Colony-class cruisers.

Class overview
HMS Dominica in February 1944
Operators	Royal Navy Argentine Navy
Built	1943–1945
In commission	1943–1946 (Royal Navy) 1947–1969 (Argentine Navy)
Completed	21
Retired	21
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Displacement	1,264 long tons (1,284 t)
Length	303 ft 11 in (92.63 m)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Draft	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Propulsion	3 × boilers 2 × turbines, 5,500 SHP each 2 shafts
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	190
Armament	3 × 3 inch/50 AA guns(3 × 1) 4 × 40 mm guns (2 × 2) 9 × 20 mm (9 × 1) 1 × Hedgehog projector 8 × Y gun depth charge projectors 2 × Depth charge racks