| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1800 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 18 Oct 1913 |
| Commissioned | Jun 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 5 December 1913. Became a fuel carrier in March 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS Libyan (FY 1800)
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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. John Harries James, DSC, RNR | 16 Oct 1940 | 1 Jan 1941 | |
| 2 | John Kennedy, RNVR | 1 Jan 1941 | 28 May 1941 | |
| 3 | T/Lt. Sydney Charles Cravos, RNVR | 28 May 1941 | 22 Dec 1941 | |
| 4 | T/S.Lt. Joseph William Sloan Allison, RNVR | 22 Dec 1941 | 26 Jan 1943 | |
| 5 | T/Lt. Christopher Wingfield Ellerby, RNVR | 26 Jan 1943 | 18 Oct 1943 | |
| 6 | T/Lt. John Hubert Hill, RNVR | 18 Oct 1943 | early 1944 | |
| 7 | T/Skr. William Ross, RNR | 17 Mar 1944 | 23 Sep 1944 | |
| 8 | A/Ch.Skr. Benjamin Duncan McPherson Barnet, RNR | 23 Sep 1944 | mid 1945 | |
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