| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 560 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 95 but not named. Returned to the USN on 12 November 1945. Scrapped. Commanding Officers: Lt. William Ridley Morton Murdoch, DSC, RNVR HMS Rowley is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | DE 95 |
Commands listed for HMS Rowley (K 560)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick John Gwynn Jones, RD, RNR | 22 Dec 1943 | 9 May 1945 |
| 2 | Lt. William Ridley Morton Murdoch, RNVR | 9 May 1945 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Rowley include:
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)