| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Banff |
| Pennant | Y 43 |
| Built by | General Engineering & Drydock Co. (Oakland, California, U.S.A.). |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 12 Apr 1930 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1941 |
| End service | 27 Feb 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | After her service with the Royal Navy she was returned to the United States on 27 February 1946 and given the name Sebec (WPG 164). She was renamed again and recommissioned as USCGC Tampa on 27 May 1947. She was decommissioned on 10 August 1954. Sold on 16 February 1959. Commanding Officers: Lt. Peter Brett, RNR T/A/Lt.Cdr. James D'Arcy Nesbitt, RNR |
| Former name | USCG Saranac |
Commands listed for HMS Banff (Y 43)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Philip Sydney Evans, RN | 15 Apr 1941 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt. Peter Brett, RNR | ??? | 23 Aug 1941 | |
| 3 | James D'Arcy Nesbitt, RNR | 23 Aug 1944 | 27 Dec 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Banff include:
18 Aug 1942
HMS Banff picks up 18 survivors from the Norwegian tanker Mirlo that was torpedoed and sunk on 11 August 1942 about 870 nautical miles west-south-west of Freetown in position 06º04'N, 26º50'W by the German submarine U-130.