| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 553 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 1 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 16 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 88 but not named. Returned to the USN on 6 January 1946. Scrapped. Battle Honours include; Battle of Atlantic - Artic Convoys & Normandy Landings. Commanding Officers: Lt. Charles Duncan Campbell McNeil, RNVR A/Lt.Cdr. Alan John McCullogh Miller, DSC, RNVR Lt.Cdr. Orme Gordon Stuart, RCNVR HMS Fitzroy is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | DE 88 |
Commands listed for HMS Fitzroy (ii) (K 553)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Colin Henry Campbell, DSC, RN | 16 Oct 1943 | Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Charles Duncan Campbell McNeil, RNVR | Jan 1944 | 17 Apr 1944 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Alan John McCullogh Miller, RNVR | 17 Apr 1944 | Early 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Orme Gordon Stuart, RCNVR | Early 1945 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Fitzroy (ii) include:
27 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-722 was sunk in the North Atlantic near the Hebrides, in position 57º09'N, 06º55'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, DSC, RN). (see map)
8 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1001 was sunk in the Atlantic south-west of Land's End, in position 49º19'N, 10º23'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, RN). (see map)