| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.45 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 28 Feb 1929 |
| Commissioned | Nov 1939 |
| Lost | 12 Jan 1943 |
| History | Completed on 3 April 1929. HMT Kingston Jacinth (Skipper Reginald Walter Denny, RNR) was mined off Portsmouth on 12 January 1943. |
Commands listed for HMS Kingston Jacinth (4.45)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Francis Theodor Hare, RN | 10 Sep 1939 | 1 Nov 1939 |
| 2 | Cdr. (retired) Samuel Arthur Brooks, RN | 1 Nov 1939 | Dec 1940 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Albert Ayre, RNR | Dec 1940 | Feb 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Edward George James, RNVR | Feb 1941 | 14 Apr 1941 |
| 5 | Skr. Arthur George Day, RNR | 14 Apr 1941 | 24 Jul 1942 |
| 6 | Skr. Reginald Walter Denny, RNR | 24 Jul 1942 | 12 Jan 1943 |
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Notable events involving Kingston Jacinth include:
5 Jan 1942
At 1430 hours, HMS P 38 (Lt. R.J. Hemingway, DSC, RN), departed Portsmouth for Gibraltar. She was escorted by HMS Kingston Jacinth (Skr. A.G. Day, RNR) until 1730 hours.
P 38 was to proceed to Malta where she was to join the 10th submarine flotilla. (1)
7 Jun 1942
Around 1000B/7, HMS Torbay (Cdr. A.C.C. Miers, DSO and Bar, RN) made rendezvous with HMS Unbeaten (Lt.Cdr. E.A. Woodward, DSO, RN) and their escort towards Portsmouth HMS Kingston Jacinth (Skr. A.G. Day, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 199/424
- ADM 199/1868
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.