| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 21 Jun 1924 |
| Commissioned | Aug 1939 |
| Lost | 1 Mar 1941 |
| Loss position | 53° 28'N, 1° 01'E |
| History | Completed on 3 September 1924. HMT St. Donats (T/Skr. Frederick Lawrence Atkinson, RNR) was sunk in a collision with escort destroyer HMS Cotswold (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Knowling, RN) off Spurn, Yorkshire, England on 1 March 1941. |
Commands listed for HMS St. Donats
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. Wilfred Thompson, RNR | Jun 1940 | 20 Aug 1940 |
| 2 | George William Edward Honhold, RNR | 20 Aug 1940 | 14 Dec 1940 |
| 3 | T/Skr. Fred Lawrence Atkinson, RNR | 14 Dec 1940 | 1 Mar 1941 |
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Notable events involving St. Donats include:
1 Mar 1941
HMS
St. Donats (T/Skr. F.L.A. Atkinson, RNR) was sunk in a collision with escort destroyer HMS Cotswold (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Knowling, RN) off Spurn, Yorkshire, England on 1 March 1941.
The wreck of the St. Donats lies in position 53°28'39"N, 01°01'09"E.
HMS Cotswold was under repair for about a month.