| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 463 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 12 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 10 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the US on 5 Nov, 1945. Stricken on 19 Dec, 1945 and scrapped. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Alan Geoffrey Gardner, RNVR |
| Former name | USS Harmon DE 72 |
Commands listed for HMS Aylmer (K 463)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Allan Donald Peter Campbell, RN | Jul 1943 | Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Alan Geoffrey Gardner, RNVR | Jun 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Aylmer include:
6 May 1944
The German submarine U-765 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 52º30'N, 28º28'W, by depth charges from 2 Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 825) of the British escort carrier HMS Vindex (Capt. H.T.T. Bayliss, RN) and the British frigates HMS Bickerton (Cdr. D.G.F.W. MacIntyre, DSO and 2 Bars, RN), HMS Bligh (A/Lt.Cdr. J.W. Cooper, RNR (retired)) and HMS Aylmer (Lt. A.D.P. Campbell, RN). (see map)
26 Jan 1945
The German submarine U-1051 was sunk in the Irish Sea south of the Isle of Man, in position 53º39'N, 05º23'W, by ramming and depth charges from the British frigates HMS Aylmer (Lt. A.D.P. Campbell, RN), HMS Calder (Lt.Cdr. E. Playne, DSC, RNVR), HMS Bentinck (Cdr. R.C.S. Garwood, RN) and HMS Manners (A/Cdr. J.V. Waterhouse, DSO, RN). (see map)