| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 516 |
| Built by | |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 13 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 Nov 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 518 but not named. Returned to the USN on 20 March 1946. Scrapped. |
| Former name | DE 518 |
Commands listed for HMS Lawson (K 516)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Plomer Somerville, RN | 15 Nov 1943 | early 1946 |
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Notable events involving Lawson include:
21 Mar 1944
HrMs O 9 (Lt. R.W. van Lynden, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with Mounsey (Lt. F.A.J. Andrew, RN) and HMS Lawson (Lt. J.P. Somerville, RN). (1)
11 Sep 1944
HMS Una (Lt. F.E. Ashmead-Bartlett, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Lawson (Lt. J.P. Somerville, RN) and HMS Loring (Lt. J.A. Ogilvy, RN). (2)
24 Nov 1944
HMS Vitality (Lt. K.S. Renshaw, DSC, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN), HMS Louis (A/Lt.Cdr. R. Johnston, RNR), HMS Inglis (T/A/Lt.Cdr. A.P. Cobbold, RNVR) and HMS Lawson (Lt. J.P. Somerville, RN). (3)
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Sources
- File 2.12.03.6372 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/19195
- ADM 173/19423
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.