| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1650 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1929 |
| Commissioned | Jan 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in September 1929. Renamed Hekla in 1946. |
Commands listed for HMS Liberator (FY 1650)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Skr. Alfred Halliwell, RNR | Apr 1941 | 11 Jul 1941 |
| 2 | T/Lt. James Henry Mugridge, DSC, RNR | 11 Jul 1941 | 12 Feb 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Roland Keith Tod, RNR | 12 Feb 1942 | 8 Nov 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Thomas Edward Appleton, RNVR | 8 Nov 1942 | 17 Mar 1944 |
| 5 | T/Skr. George William Williams, RNR | 17 Mar 1944 | mid 1945 |
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