| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 39 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 11 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 31 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 30 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 Apr 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 10 December 1958. |
Commands listed for HMS Hind (U 39)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Ronald William Keymer, RN | 18 Dec 1943 | Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur Denis White, RD, RNR | Jun 1945 | Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Hind include:
4 May 1944
HMS Sealion (Lt. P.E. Newstead, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Hind (Cdr. (Retd.) R.W. Keymer, RN) and HMS Woodcock (Cdr.(Retd.) J.F. Blackburn, DSO, RN). (1)
30 Jun 1945
HMS Hind (Lt.Cdr. A.D. White, RD, RNR) is docked in the Gabbari Graving Dock at Alexandria. (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/18663
- ADM 53/121030
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.