| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 315 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Oct, 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Mar, 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Jun, 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 12 December 1945. Later sold for scrap.
Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. E.M. Ferris, RNVR A/Lt.Cdr. John Ivor Jones, DSO, DSC, RN HMS Byard is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | USS Donaldson DE 55 |
| Noteable events involving Byard include: 17 Oct, 1943 |
