| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 599 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1916 |
| Commissioned | 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in November 1916. Returned to her owner in November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS General Botha (FY 599)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Charles Cox Vacher, RNVR | 6 Dec 1940 | 19 May 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Edwin Alfred Charles Phillips, RNR | 19 May 1941 | 27 Sep 1941 |
| 3 | Lt. Alexander Henderson Diack, DSC, RN | 27 Sep 1941 | 26 Feb 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Charles Ranson Clark, RNR | 26 Feb 1942 | mid 1942 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Quinton Howard Winch, RNVR | mid 1942 | 21 Jul 1942 |
| 6 | Lt. David Arthur Pochon, RN | 21 Jul 1942 | 6 Jan 1943 |
| 7 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Percy David Baker, RNVR | 6 Jan 1943 | 30 Jul 1943 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Maurice John Driver, RNVR | 30 Jul 1943 | mid 1945 |
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