| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 474 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 19 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 8 Sep 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | On 22 August 1945 she was returned to the USN at Harwich, England, and commissioned into the USN same day. Scrapped in June 1946. |
| Former name | USS Gillette DE 270 |
Commands listed for HMS Foley (K 474)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Donald Emberton Mansfield, RN | 8 Sep 1943 | 6 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | A/Lt.Cdr. Charles Ash Hannaford Bird, RNVR | 6 Jan 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Foley include:
21 Nov 1943
German U-boat U-538 was sunk in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 45°40'N, 19°35'W, by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Foley (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Mansfield, RN) and the British sloop HMS Crane (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Jenkins, RN).
3 May 1944
HMS H 28 (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Foley (A/Lt.Cdr. C.A.H. Bird, RNVR), HMS Portchester Castle (Lt. A.G. Scott, RNR) and aircraft. (1)
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Sources
- ADM 173/18473
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.