| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minelayer |
| Class | Linnet |
| Pennant | M 62 |
| Built by | Henry Robb Ltd. (Leith, U.K.) : Whites M.E. |
| Ordered | 22 Mar 1937 |
| Laid down | Sep 1937 |
| Launched | 3 May 1938 |
| Commissioned | 1 Nov 1938 |
| Lost | 19 Dec 1941 |
| History | HMS Redstart was scuttled at Hong Kong on 19 December 1941 to prevent her capture by the Japanese |
Commands listed for HMS Redstart (M 62)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Alfred Frank Jackson, RN | Oct 1938 | Oct 1940 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. (retired) Henry Charles Sylvester Collingwood Selby, RN | Oct 1940 | 19 Dec 1941 |
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