| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Loch |
| Pennant | K 425 |
| Built by | Charles Hill & Sons (Bristol, U.K.) : Fletcher |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 25 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 Jun 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped 25 August 1960. Commanding Officers: A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey William McGuinness, RNR |
Commands listed for HMS Loch Dunvegan (K 425)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Edward Wheeler, RD, RNR | 21 Feb 1944 | 12 Aug 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey William McGuiness, RNR | 12 Aug 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Loch Dunvegan include:
24 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-354 was sunk in the Barents Sea north-east of North Cape, in position 72º49'N, 30º41'E, by depth charges from the British sloops HMS Mermaid (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Mosse, RN) and HMS Peacock (Lt.Cdr. R.B. Stannard, VC, DSO, RD, RNR), the British frigate HMS Loch Dunvegan (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR) and the British destroyer HMS Keppel (Cdr. I.J. Tyson, DSO, DSC, RD, RNR). (see map)
14 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-989 was sunk in the Northern Sea at the Faeroe Islands, in position 61º36'N, 01º35'W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR), HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN), HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Loch Dunvegan (Cdr. E. Wheeler, RD, RNR). (see map)