| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Frigate |
| Class | Captain |
| Pennant | K 472 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 25 Jan 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 19 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Aug 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | |
| Former name | USS Duffy DE 268 |
Commands listed for HMS Dacres (K 472)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Leo Patrick Bourke, RNZNR | 7 Aug 1943 | Dec 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Timothy Llewellyn Davies, RN | Dec 1943 | 31 Jan 1944 |
| 3 | Lt. Kenneth Innes Hamilton, DSC, RN | 31 Jan 1944 | 1 Sep 1944 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Court Julian, RNZNVR | 1 Sep 1944 | 26 Feb 1945 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Roger Leigh-Wood, RNVR | 26 Feb 1945 | 16 Apr 1945 |
| 6 | Cdr. Anthony Henry Thorold, DSC, OBE, RN | 16 Apr 1945 | early 1946 |
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