| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 635 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 1939 |
| Lost | 21 Jan 1945 |
| Loss position | 49° 43'N, 0° 37'W |
| History | Built in 1919. Sunk in a collision with the British destroyer HMS Vanoc off Normandy, France on 21 January 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Computator (FY 635)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Skr. Charles William Herbert Shearing, RNR | Mar 1940 | 27 Dec 1940 | |
| 2 | Skr. Benjamin Duncan McPherson Barnet, RNR | 27 Dec 1940 | 14 Aug 1941 | |
| 3 | Skr. William Limb, DSC, RNR | 14 Aug 1941 | 1 May 1943 | |
| 4 | T/Skr. Ralph Cobby, RNR | 1 May 1943 | 25 May 1943 | |
| 5 | T/Skr. Sidney Alexander White, DSC, RNR | 25 May 1943 | 12 Oct 1943 | |
| 6 | T/Skr. George Abram, RNR | 12 Oct 1943 | early 1944 | |
| 7 | T/Skr. Alfred Frederick Meacock, RNR | 24 Jun 1944 | 31 Jan 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Computator include:
21 Jan 1945
HMS Vanoc was heavily damaged when she rammed and sank the British minesweeping trawler HMS Computator off Normandy, France. (1)
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