| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 550 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 23 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 18 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 85 but not named. HMS Dakins (A/Lt. Michael Geoffrey Henderson Arbuthnot, RNVR) was damaged beyond feasible repair when mined on 25 December 1944 north-west of Ostend, Belgium in position 51º25'N, 02º44'E. Managed to limp back to Harwich. Served as depot ship. Scrapped on 9 January 1947 in the Netherlands. |
| Former name | DE 85 |
Commands listed for HMS Dakins (K 550)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Michael Geoffrey Henderson Arbuthnot, RNVR | 23 Nov 1943 | ??? |
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