| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 561 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Aug 1943 |
| Launched | 31 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Dec 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 96 but had not been named. Returned to the USN on 20 March 1946. Stricken on 17 April 1946 and scrapped. Commanding Officers: |
| Former name | DE 96 |
Commands listed for HMS Rupert (K 561)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Peter Claud Shipton Black, RN | 24 Dec 1943 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Rupert include:
30 Mar 1945
The German submarine U-965 was sunk north of Scotland, in position 58º19'N, 05º31'W by depth charges from the British frigates HMS Rupert (Lt. P.C.S. Black, RN) and HMS Conn (Lt.Cdr. R. Hart, DSC and Bar, RN). (see map)