| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Tacoma |
| Pennant | PF-30 |
| Built by | Walter Butler Shipbuilding Co. (Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Dec 1942 |
| Laid down | 25 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 5 Jun 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 5 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Hingham (PF-30)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | William K Earle, USCGR | 3 Nov 1944 | 5 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving Hingham include:
26 May 1945
USS R-1 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Hingham (Lt.Cdr. W.K. Earle, USCGR).
28 May 1945
USS R-1 (Lt.Cdr. J.H. Cunningham, Jr., USNR) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Hingham (Lt.Cdr. W.K. Earle, USCGR), USS Gladwyne (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Miller, USCG) and USS Racine (Lt.Cdr. C.H. Waring, Jr., USCGR).