| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 554 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 2 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 89 but not named. On 27 April 1945 HMS Redmill (Lt. John Richard Alured Denne, RN) was torpedoed by the German submarine U-1105 west of Ireland in position 54º23'N, 10º36'W. She was hit by a Gnat torpedo and had 60 feet of her stern missing. She was towed to Lisahally and declared a total loss. Returned to the US Navy on 20 January 1947 and scrapped. Commanding Officer: HMS Redmill is not listed as active unit in the July 1945 Navy List Hit by U-boat |
| Former name | DE 89 |
Commands listed for HMS Redmill (K 554)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | John Richard Alured Denne, RN | 3 Dec 1943 | Apr 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Redmill include:
27 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-722 was sunk in the North Atlantic near the Hebrides, in position 57º09'N, 06º55'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, DSC, RN). (see map)