| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Edsall |
| Pennant | DE 144 |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 13 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 21 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
| End service | 18 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 18 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Frost (DE 144)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Theodore Small Lank, USN | 30 Aug 1943 | 29 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | John H. McWhorter, USNR | 29 Jan 1944 | 15 Aug 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Andrew E. Ritchie, USNR | 15 Aug 1944 | 27 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Frost include:
26 Apr 1944
German U-boat U-488 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic west of Cape Verde in position 17°54'N, 38°05'W by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse, USS Barber and USS Snowden.
12 Jun 1944
German U-boat U-490 was sunk north-west of the Azores in position 42°47'N, 40°08'W by depth charges from the US escort carrier USS Croatan, and depth charges from the destroyer escorts USS Frost, USS Huse and USS Inch.
3 Jul 1944
German U-boat U-154 was sunk west of Madeira, Portugal, in approximate position 34°00'N, 19°30'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Inch and USS Frost.
27 Feb 1945
USS Carbonero (Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound together with USS Frost (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Ritchie, USNR), USS Huse (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Batcheller, USN), and USS Inch (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Tufts, USNR).
28 Feb 1945
USS Carbonero (Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN) conducted exercises in Long Island Sound together with USS Frost (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Ritchie, USNR), USS Huse (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Batcheller, USN), and USS Inch (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Tufts, USNR).
15 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-1235 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 42°54'N, 30°25'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost.
16 Apr 1945
German U-boat U-880 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 47°18'N, 30°26'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Stanton and USS Frost.
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