She was initially ordered as Corso during the Second World War, and was built by John I. Thornycroft & Company, Southampton.

Concord entered the River Yangtze and proceeded to a point off the Woosung Fort, the location of a heavy gun battery 38 miles (61 km) from the mouth of the river.

Concord provided sailors to fill out the thinned ranks aboard Amethyst and the two ships made their way downriver There was no boom at the mouth of the river.

After handing over the escort of Amethyst to other vessels, Concord was ordered to Japan.

Following decommissioning she was attached to HMS Caledonia at Rosyth as a static training ship.