| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 589 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 14 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 15 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 Jul 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 11 June 1946. |
| Former name | USS Pilford PF-85 |
Commands listed for HMS Pitcairn (K 589)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Horace Clifton Wood-Roe, RD, RNR | 7 Jul 1944 | 28 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Walter Laurcence Smith, RNR | 28 Feb 1945 | 15 Oct 1945 |
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