| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 508 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 May 1943 |
| Launched | 14 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 79 but not named. Returned to the USN on 24 November 1945. Stricken and scrapped. Commanding Officers: Lt. John Blackmore Burfield, DSC, RN |
| Former name | DE 79 |
Commands listed for HMS Byron (K 508)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Kenneth George Lisle Southcombe, RN | 31 Oct 1943 | 12 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. John Blackmore Burfield, RN | 12 Nov 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Byron include:
27 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-722 was sunk in the North Atlantic near the Hebrides, in position 57º09'N, 06º55'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), HMS Redmill (Lt. J.R.A. Denne, RN) and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, DSC, RN). (see map)
8 Apr 1945
The German submarine U-1001 was sunk in the Atlantic south-west of Land's End, in position 49º19'N, 10º23'W, by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Fitzroy (Lt.Cdr. O.G. Stuart, RCNVR), and HMS Byron (Lt. J. Burfield, RN). (see map)