| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 218 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 9 May 1936 |
| Commissioned | Dec 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in June 1936. Returned to her owner in October 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Lord Essenden (FY 218)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Robert Arthur Francis Nicholl-Cadell, RN | 9 Dec 1939 | May 1940 |
| 2 | Skr. James Troup Denoon, RNR | May 1940 | 25 Jun 1942 |
| 3 | Skr. James William Shell, RNR | 25 Jun 1942 | 13 Sep 1942 |
| 4 | A/Skr.Lt. Frank Alexander Yeomans, RNR | 13 Sep 1942 |
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Notable events involving Lord Essenden include:
26 Jun 1942
Around 1015B/26, HMS Torbay (Cdr. A.C.C. Miers, DSO and Bar, RN) departed from Portsmouth bound for the Devonport Dockyard at Plymouth where she is to refit. She arrived at Plymouth around 0840B/26. She was escorted by HMS Lord Essenden (Skr. J.W. Shell, RNR). Most of the passage was made in a coastal convoy. (1)
6 Mar 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Rowan (T/Lt. R.O. Moore, RNVR), HMS Lord Essenden (A/Skr.Lt. F.A. Yeomans, RNR), HMS Cape Comorin (T/Lt. N.L. Brown, RNVR) and HMS Ambrose Pare (Skr. J.W. Morris, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17625
- ADM 173/17922
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.