| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 9 Aug 1936 |
| Commissioned | Dec 1939 |
| Lost | 20 Apr 1940 |
| History | Completed in September 1936. HMT Rutlandshire (Chief Skipper John Wilson, RNR) was sunk by German aircraft off Namsos, Norway on 20 April 1940. The entire crew were saved. For more info on the Rutlandshire, and much more, see this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for HMS Rutlandshire
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ch.Skr. John Wilson, RD, RNR | 6 Dec 1939 | 20 Apr 1940 |
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