| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 587 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 Jul 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 15 April 1946. Commanding Officer: HMS Nyasaland is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | USS Hoste PF-83 |
Commands listed for HMS Nyasaland (K 587)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Scott, RNVR | 7 Jan 1944 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Nyasaland include:
17 Dec 1944
The German submarine U-772 was sunk in the North Atlantic south of Cork, in position 51º16'N, 08º05'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR). (see map)
4 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-1014 was sunk in the North Channel east of Malin Head, in position 55º17'N, 06º44'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Loch Scavaig (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Hancock, RNR), HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR), HMS Papua (A/Lt.Cdr. C.W. Leadbetter, RNR) and HMS Loch Shin (Cdr. J.P. de W. Kitcat, RN). (see map)
2 Mar 1945
HMS Nyasaland (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J. Scott, DSC, RNVR) picks up 42 survivors from the British merchant King Edgar that is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-1302 in the St. George´s Channel in position 52º05'N, 05º42'W.