| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Loch |
| Pennant | K 422 |
| Built by | Smith's Dock (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 25 Apr 1944 |
| Commissioned | 7 Nov 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy on 1 October 1948 and renamed Hawea. Commanding Officers: A/Lt.Cdr. William McInnes, RNR |
Commands listed for HMS Loch Eck (K 422)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Ronald Clifford Freaker, DSO, RD, DSC, RNR | 4 Jul 1944 | 30 Mar 1945 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. William McInnes, RNR | 30 Mar 1945 | Dec 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Loch Eck include:
3 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-1279 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, in approximate position 61º21'N, 02º00'E, 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) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, 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)
17 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-1278 was sunk in the North Sea north-west of Bergen, Norway in position 61º32'N, 01º36'E, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Bayntun (Lt.Cdr. L.P. Bourke, DSC, RD, RNZNR) and HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR). (see map)