| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 471 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 11 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the United States and sold 3 June 1947. Commanding Officers: Lt. Neil Derrick Cornwall, RN T/Lt. R.C.L. Laxenby, RNVR T/Lt. V.R.S. Black, RNVR |
| Former name | USS Dempsey DE 267 |
Commands listed for HMS Cooke (K 471)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Leonard Charles Hill, RNR | 23 Aug 1943 | 10 Nov 1944 | |
| 2 | Lt. Neil Derrick Cornwall, RN | 10 Nov 1944 | ??? | |
| 3 | R. C. L. Laxenby, RNVR | ??? | ??? | |
| 4 | V. R. S. Black, RNVR | ??? | Oct 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Cooke include:
29 Jun 1944
The German submarine U-988 was sunk in the English Channel west of Guernsey, in position 49º37'N, 03º41'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Essington (A/Lt.Cdr. W. Lambert, RNVR), HMS Duckworth (Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Domett (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S. Gordon, RNVR), HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR) and a Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 244/L). (see map)
26 Jul 1944
The German submarine U-214 was sunk in the English Channel south-east of Eddystone, in position 49º58'N, 03º30'W by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR). (see map)