| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Landing Ship Infantry |
| Class | Empire Battleaxe |
| Pennant | F 161 |
| Mod | LSI(L) |
| Built by | Consolidated Steel (Wilmington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 12 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 Jul 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed as Empire Battleaxe for the MoWT in October 1943. Converted to an LSI(L) in 1944. Renamed HMS Donovan in 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Empire Battleaxe (F 161)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Philip Henry Grieves, RNR | 19 Jul 1944 | mid 1945 |
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