| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 351 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 1 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 17 December 1945. Sold for scrap on 29 May 1946. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Ronald George Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN Lt. Denis Jermain, DSC and Bar, RN Lt. Brian William Knowles Hewson, RN |
| Former name | USS Thomas J Gary DE 61 |
Commands listed for HMS Duckworth (K 351)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Hugh Lloyd-Williams, DSO, RNVR | Jul 1943 | 19 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | Cdr. Ronald George Mills, DSC, DSO, RN | 19 Nov 1943 | Feb 1945 |
| 3 | Lt. Denis Jermain, RN | Feb 1945 | 23 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | Brian William Knowles Hewson, RN | 23 Jul 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Duckworth include:
9 Oct 1943
The British frigate HMS Duckworth (Cdr. Hugh Lloyd-Williams, DSO, RNVR) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Kamloops (T/Lt. D.M. Stewart, RCNR) together pick up 54 survivors from the American merchant Yorkmar that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-645 about 475 nautical miles south of Iceland in position 56º38'N, 20º30'W.
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 and HMS Essington and by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 53/G). (see map)
27 Feb 1945
The German submarine U-1208 was sunk in the English Channel south-east of Isles of Scilly, in position 49º51'783N, 06º06'750W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Duckworth (A/Lt.Cdr. D. Jermain, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Rowley (Lt.Cdr. F.J.G. Jones, RNR). (see map)
26 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-399 was sunk in the English Channel near Land's End, in position 49º56'N, 05º22'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Duckworth (Lt. D. Jermain, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)
29 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-1169 was sunk in the English Channel south of Lizard Point, in position 49º58'N, 05º25'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Duckworth (Lt. D. Jermain, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)