| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 559 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 94 but not named. Returned to the USN on 5 January 1946. Scrapped. |
| Former name | DE 94 |
Commands listed for HMS Cosby (K 559)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Richard Sinclair Connell, RNR | 18 Dec 1943 | 20 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Lester Allan Pepperell, RN | 20 Aug 1944 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cosby include:
8 May 1945
HMS Cosby was the first ship to liberate the Channel Island Jersey. (1)
21 Aug 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Holmes (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.S. Boyle, RNVR), HMS Cosby (Lt. L.A. Pepperell, RN) and HMS Conqueror (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S.R. Brown, RNVR). (2)
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Sources
- Personal communication
- ADM 173/20194
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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