| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 559 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 20 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 20 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 94 but not named. Returned to the USN on 5 January 1946. Scrapped. |
| Former name | DE 94 |
Commands listed for HMS Cosby (K 559)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Richard Sinclair Connell, RNR | 18 Dec 1943 | 20 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Lester Allan Pepperell, RN | 20 Aug 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Cosby include:
8 May 1945
HMS Cosby was the first ship to liberate the Channel Island Jersey.
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