| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 580 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Jan 1944 |
| End service | Mar 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 571 but not named. HMS Whitaker (Lt. Glynn Percy Watkin Edwards, RN) was torpedoed off Malin Head in position 55º30'N, 07º39'W by the German submarine U-483, a total loss, towed to port and returned to the USN in March 1945. Scrapped Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Whitaker |
| Former name | DE 571 |
Commands listed for HMS Whitaker (K 580)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Glynn Percy Watkin Edwards, RN | 28 Jan 1944 | > Nov 1944 (+) |
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