| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 557 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 4 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 23 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 92 but not named. Returned to the USN on 25 February 1946. Scrapped. |
| Former name | DE 92 |
Commands listed for HMS Riou (K 557)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Colin Henry Campbell, DSC, RN | 20 Jan 1944 | 17 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Francis Louis Boyer, RN | 17 Mar 1944 | Nov 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Ian Raymond Griffiths, DSC, RN | Nov 1944 | late 1945 |
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