| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 578 |
| Built by | Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc. (Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 6 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jan 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Assigned USN penant DE 569 but not named. Returned to the USN on 4 February 1946. Scrapped. |
| Former name | DE 569 |
Commands listed for HMS Narborough (K 578)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Wilfred Reginald Muttram, DSC, RN | Mar 1944 | 17 Jul 1945 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Leonard Macpherson Morrell Stamp, RNVR | 17 Jul 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Narborough include:
9 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Spragge (Lt.Cdr. G.S. Grant, RD, RNR), HMS Duff (T/A/Lt.Cdr. F. Brock, RCNVR), HMS Waldegrave (Lt. T. Hay, RN) and HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN). (1)
10 Apr 1944
HMS United (Lt. N.R. Wood, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory together with HMS Waldegrave (Lt. T. Hay, RN) and HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN). (1)
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). (2)
19 Dec 1944
HMS Vengeful (Lt. A.S. Melville-Ross, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR), HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN), HMS Loch Eck (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Freaker, DSO and Bar, DSC, RD, RNR) and HMS Braithwaite (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Stoner, RN). (3)
28 Jan 1945
HMS Stubborn (Lt. A.G. Davies, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Loch Alsh with HMS Narborough (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Muttram, DSC, RN) and HMCS Lauzon (T/Lt.Cdr. W. Woods, OBE, RCNR). (4)
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Sources
- ADM 173/19218
- ADM 173/19423
- ADM 173/19365
- ADM 173/18861
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.