| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 471 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 11 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 30 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Returned to the United States and sold 3 June 1947. |
| Former name | USS Dempsey DE 267 |
Commands listed for HMS Cooke (K 471)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Leonard Charles Hill, OBE, RNR | 23 Aug 1943 | 10 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Neil Derrick Cornwall, RN | 10 Nov 1944 | mid 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Richard Charles Leslie Lazenby, RNVR | mid 1945 | mid 1945 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Vivian Raymond Sutherland Black, RNVR | ??? | early 1946 |
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Notable events involving Cooke include:
8 Feb 1944
HMS Vox (Lt. J.M. Michell, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with ), HMS Duckworth (Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Domett (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S. Gordon, RNVR), HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR) and aircraft. (1)
10 Mar 1944
HMS Terrapin (Lt.Cdr. D.S.R. Martin, DSO and 2 bars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR), HMS Domett (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S. Gordon, RNVR), HMS Duckworth (Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Ekins (T/Lt. G.G. Bonner-Davies, RNVR). (2)
11 Mar 1944
HMS Terrapin (Lt.Cdr. D.S.R. Martin, DSO and 2 bars, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Larne with HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR), HMS Duckworth (Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Ekins (T/Lt. G.G. Bonner-Davies, RNVR). (2)
30 Jun 1944
German U-boat U-441 was sunk in the English Channel west of Guernsey, in position 49°37'N, 03°41'W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (224 Sqn RAF/L) and the British frigates HMS Essington (A/Lt.Cdr. W. Lambert, RNVR), HMS Duckworth (Cdr. R.G. Mills, DSO, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Domett (T/A/Lt.Cdr. S. Gordon, RNVR), HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR).
26 Jul 1944
German U-boat U-214 was sunk in the English Channel south of Start Point, in position 49°58'N, 03°30'W by depth charges from the British frigate HMS Cooke (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Hill, OBE, RD, RNR).
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Sources
- ADM 173/19443
- ADM 173/18996
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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