| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 144 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 13 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 21 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
| End service | 18 Jun 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 18 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Frost (DE 144)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Theodore Small Lank, USN | 30 Aug 1943 | 4 Jan 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Frost include:
26 Apr 1944
The German submarine U-488 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic west of Cape Verde in position 17º54'N, 38º05'W by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse, USS Barber and USS Snowden. (see map)
12 Jun 1944
The German submarine U-490 was sunk north-west of the Azores in position 42º47'N, 40º08'W by depth charges from the US escort carrier USS Croatan, and depth charges from the destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse and USS Inch. (see map)
3 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-154 was sunk west of Madeira, Portugal, in approximate position 34º00'N, 19º30'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Inch and USS Frost. (see map)
15 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1235 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 42º54'N, 30º25'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost. (see map)
16 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-880 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 47º18'N, 30º26'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost. (see map)
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