HMS Stayner was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley-class destroyer escort, she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
The ship was laid down as the unnamed U.S. Navy destroyer escort DE-564 by Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc., in Hingham, Massachusetts, on 22 September 1943 and launched on 6 November 1943.[1] She was transferred to the United Kingdom upon completion on 30 December 1943.[1]
Commissioned into service in the Royal Navy as the frigate HMS Stayner (K573) on 30 December 1943 simultaneously with her transfer, the ship served on patrol and escort duty.[1][2] On 5 August 1944, she joined the British destroyer HMS Wensleydale in a depth charge attack which sank the German submarine U-671 in the English Channel south of Brighton, England, at 0200 hours at position 50°23′00″N 000°06′00″E / 50.38333°N 0.10000°E / 50.38333; 0.10000 (U-671 sunk). On 19 September 1944 together with HMS MTB 724, and HMS MTB 728 she engaged Kriegsmarine E-boats, sinking S-183, S-200, and S-702.
The Royal Navy decommissioned Stayner later in 1945 and returned her to the U.S. Navy on 24 November 1945.[1]
The United States sold Stayner on 14 November 1947 for scrapping.[1]