HMS Loyalty (J217) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II. The ship was built by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard in the United States and commissioned in 1943. Loyalty served in convoy escort duties across the Atlantic and participated in the D-Day landings in June 1944. The frigate was also involved in anti-submarine warfare operations in the North Atlantic. In 1945, Loyalty was assigned to the British Pacific Fleet to support operations against Japan. After the war, the ship was decommissioned and sold to the Egyptian Navy in 1949, where it was renamed El Sudan. The frigate was later transferred to Israel in 1955 and served in the Israeli Navy as INS Haifa. Ultimately, the ship was sold for scrap in 1966. HMS Loyalty's service history reflects the vital role played by frigates in escorting convoys, combating enemy submarines, and supporting major military operations during World War II.

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