HMS Loring

BySeaWaves Magazine – Jul 18, 2026

(DE‑520: dp. 1,140; 1 l. 289’5″; b. 35’1″; dr. 8’3″; s. 21.5 k.; cpl. 198; a. 3 3″, 9 20mm., 2 dct., 4 dcp., 1 dcp., (h.h.) cl. Evarts)

A British name retained, Sir John Loring (1775‑1852) commanded HMS Niobe from 1805 to 1813.

DE‑520 was laid down by Boston Navy Yard 18 July, 1943; launched 30 July 1943; transferred to the United Kingdom under lend lease 27 November 1943; and commissioned as HMS Loring (K‑ 565) the same day. During the remainder of World War II she served the Royal Navy as a frigate and patrolled the Allied convoy routes in the eastern Atlantic for German U‑boats. After the war, she was returned to the custody of the United States 7 January 1947 while still in the United Kingdom and was sold for scrap.