| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 787 |
| Built by | Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 25 Oct 1915 |
| Commissioned | May 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in April 1916. Became a fuel carrier in April 1944. |
Commands listed for HMS Taipo (FY 787)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Alfred Banks, RNR | 30 Nov 1939 | 9 May 1940 |
| 2 | T/Skr. Cyril Clarke, RNR | 9 May 1940 | 8 Nov 1940 |
| 3 | T/S.Lt. Eric Rhind Patrick, RNVR | 8 Nov 1940 | Nov 1941 |
| 4 | T/Lt. Maxwell Low, RNVR | Nov 1941 | 11 Mar 1942 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Harold Lipscombe Prestage, RNVR | 11 Mar 1942 | 30 Dec 1942 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Francis Bernard Dineen, RNVR | 30 Dec 1942 | 29 Apr 1944 |
| 7 | Skr. Alexander Slater, RNR | 29 Apr 1944 | mid 1944 |
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