| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 653 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 30 Jul 1930 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 10 September 1930. Sold in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Arkwright (FY 653)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | H C Slater, RNR | 28 Oct 1939 | 1 Apr 1940 |
| 2 | Skr.Lt. (retired) Arthur Girling, RD, RNR | 1 Apr 1940 | 3 Jun 1940 |
| 3 | T/Skr. Albert Harry Coleman, RNR | 3 Jun 1940 | 1 Jan 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Albert James Walker Stead, RNVR | 1 Jan 1941 | 3 Feb 1941 |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Joseph George Hewitt, RN | 3 Feb 1941 | 19 Aug 1941 |
| 6 | T/Lt. George Henry Clark, RNVR | 19 Aug 1941 | 9 Oct 1942 |
| 7 | T/Lt. Gerald Eliot Meysey Bromley-Martin, RNVR | 9 Oct 1942 | 4 Sep 1944 |
| 8 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. W G Jamieson, RNVR | 4 Sep 1944 | 27 Jun 1945 |
| 9 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. J C S Engebretsen, RNR | 27 Jun 1945 | late 1945 |
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