| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Prototype |
| Pennant | D 39 |
| Built by | Thornycroft (Southampton, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 12 Jun 1924 |
| Laid down | 29 Jan 1925 |
| Launched | 27 Jan 1926 |
| Commissioned | 5 May 1927 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | On first trails HMS Amazon reached only 34.5 knots. After modifications she achieved 38.7 knots six months later. Scrapped at Troon, Scotland starting on 6 October 1948. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Lord Tynham, RN Lt.Cdr. Denis Harold Palmer Gardiner, DSC, RN Lt.Cdr. George Blackler, RN HMS Amazon was in Dockyard Control during refit A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Peter Byrne, RN T/A/Lt.Cdr. Colin Langsford Beale, RNVR T/Lt. Jack Ruan Crothers, RNVR HMS Amazon is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List |
Commands listed for HMS Amazon (D 39)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Nigel Edward Godfrey Roper, RN | 1 May 1939 | Apr 1942 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Lord Teynham, RN | Apr 1942 | 30 Mar 1943 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Denis Harold Palmer Gardiner, DSC, RN | 30 Mar 1943 | 1 Sep 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. George Blackler, RN | 1 Sep 1943 | 3 Jan 1944 | |
| 5 | A/Lt.Cdr. Henry Peter Byrne, RN | 10 Jul 1944 | Feb 1945 | |
| 6 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Colin Langsford Beale, RNVR | Feb 1945 | 5 Apr 1945 | |
| 7 | T/Lt. Jack Ruan Crothers, RNVR | 5 Apr 1945 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Amazon include:
15 Sep 1940
The Canadian merchant Kenordoc is shelled and damaged about 44 nautical miles west-north-west of Rockall in position 57º42'N, 15º02'W by the German submarine U-99. HMS Amazon (Lt.Cdr. N.E.G. Roper, RN) later scuttles the damaged Kenordoc.