| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 315 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Jun 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 12 December 1945. Later sold for scrap. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Edward Mortimer Ferris, RNVR A/Lt.Cdr. John Ivor Jones, DSO, DSC, RN HMS Byard is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | USS Donaldson DE 55 |
Commands listed for HMS Byard (K 315)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lionel Haultain Phillips, RN | 18 Jun 1943 | 3 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Edward Mortimer Ferris, RNVR | 3 Jan 1944 | 9 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. John Ivor Jones, DSC, DSO, RNR | 9 Jun 1944 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Byard include:
17 Oct 1943
The German submarine U-841 was sunk in the North Atlantic east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in position 59º57'N, 31º06'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Byard (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Phillips, RN). (see map)