| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 484 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 9 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 280 but not named. Returned to the USN on 22 August 1945. Scrapped. |
| Former name | DE 280 |
Commands listed for HMS Kingsmill (K 484)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. George Henry Cook, RN | 29 Oct 1943 | 26 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. David Turquand-Young, RNVR | 26 Sep 1944 | 24 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. George Henry Cook, RN | 24 Oct 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Kingsmill include:
7 Mar 1944
HMS Uther (Lt. A.A. Catlow, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Kingsmill (Lt. G.H. Cook, RN), HMS Nadder (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.E. Kitto, RNR), HMS Dumbarton Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.F. Broadhead, RNR) and HMS Rushen Castle (T/A/Lt.Cdr. R.C. Warwick, DSC, RNR). (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19326
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.