| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 353 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned penant number DE 67 but had not been named. Returned to the USN on 19 October 1945. Stricken on 5 December 1945 and scrapped. Commanding Officers: T/A/Lt.Cdr. Stanley Arthur Lampard, RNVR |
Commands listed for HMS Essington (K 353)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | A/Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Lambert, RNVR | 7 Sep 1943 | 29 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Stanley Arthur Lampard, RNVR | 29 Sep 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Essington 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)
14 Aug 1944
The German submarine U-618 was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of St. Nazaire, in position 47º22'N, 04º39'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Duckworth (Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Essington (A/Lt.Cdr. W. Lambert, RNVR) and by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 53/G). (see map)