| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 503 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 17 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 6 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 11 June, 1946. |
| Former name | USS Hotham PF-75 |
Commands listed for HMS Bahamas (K 503)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Walter Smith Thomson, RNR | Nov 1943 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Bahamas include:
11 Nov 1944
The British destroyer HMS Cassandra (Cdr. P.F. Powlett, DSO and Bar, DSC, RN) was hit by a Gnat torpedo fired by the German submarine U-365 in position 71º57'N, 32º04'E. The entire bow of the destroyer was blown off. Cassandra was taken in tow (stern first) by the British frigate HMS Bahamas (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.S. Thomson, RNR). Later the tow was pased over to a Soviet tug which towed her to the Kola Inlet. (see map)