| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 556 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 14 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 91 but not named. HMS Halsted (Cdr. John Rowe Westmacott, RN) was torpedoed in the English Channel by a German Motor Torpedo Boat (E-boat) on 11 June 1944. The bow was blown off. Declared a total loss and used for spare parts. Scrapped starting on 28 March 1947. |
| Former name | DE 91 |
Commands listed for HMS Halstead (K 556)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John Rowe Westmacott, RN | 25 Feb 1944 | 3 Jul 1944 |
| 2 | T/Lt. William Richard Fowler, RNVR | 3 Jul 1944 | late 1944 |
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