| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 509 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 21 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 80 but not named. Returned to the USN on 26 November 1945. Stricken and scrapped. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Raymond Hart, DSC and Bar, RN Lt.Cdr. Alexander Kenneth Mackelvie, MBE, VD, RNVR Lt. Anthony George Glanusk Vanrenen, RN |
| Former name | DE 80 |
Commands listed for HMS Conn (K 509)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Charles Douglas Theodore Williams, RN | 29 Oct 1943 | Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Raymond Hart, DSC, RN | Sep 1944 | Jun 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Alexander Kenneth Mackelvie, RNVR | Jun 1945 | Jul 1945 |
| 4 | S.Lt. Anthony George Glanusk Vanrenen, RN | Jul 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Conn include:
27 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-905 was sunk in the North Atlantic in the Minch Canal in position 58.34N, 05.46W by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)
30 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-965 was sunk north of Scotland, in position 58.19N, 05.31W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Rupert (Lt. P.C.S. Black, RN) and HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)