| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Colony |
| Pennant | K 502 |
| Built by | Walsch-Kaiser Co., Inc. (Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 10 Jun 1943 |
| Laid down | 30 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the USN on 31 May, 1946. HMS Ascension is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | USS Hargood PF-74 |
Commands listed for HMS Ascension (K 502)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Archibald Wilkinson, RNR | 26 Jul 1943 | Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. William Josselyn Moore, DSC, RNR | Sep 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Ascension include:
25 Nov 1944
German U-boat U-482 was sunk in the North Atlantic west of the Shetlands, in position 60°18'N, 04°52'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Ascension (Cdr. W.J. Moore. DSC, RNR).