Hull Number: DE-520
Launch Date: 08/30/1943
Namesake: SIR JOHN LORING
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, July 2015
A British name retained, Sir John Loring (1775‑1852) commanded HMS Niobe from 1805 to 1813.
Disposition:
Transferred to the United Kingdom under lend lease 27 November 1943. After the war, she was returned to the custody of the United States 7 January 1947. Stricken 22 Jan 1947. While still in the United Kingdom she was sold for scrap.
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, July 2015
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.