| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | O |
| Pennant | G 39 |
| Built by | William Denny & Brothers (Dumbarton, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 3 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 25 Apr 1940 |
| Launched | 19 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 3 Sep 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Inverkeithing in November 1964. Commanding Officers: Lt.Cdr. Robert Denys Franks, OBE, DSO, RN Hit by U-boat |
Commands listed for HMS Obdurate (G 39)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Claude Edward Lutley Sclater, RN | 21 Jul 1942 | 13 Feb 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Denys Franks, OBE, DSO, RN | 13 Feb 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Obdurate include:
25 Jan 1944
At 18.33 hours on 25 January 1944 while in position 73º28'N, 21º30'E, HMS Obdurate (Lt.Cdr. C.E.L. Sclater, DSO and Bar, RN) was hit and damaged by a Gnat-torpedo from the German submarine U-360 while escorting the convoy JW-56A to North Russia. The U-boat missed the damaged destroyer with a coup de grâce at 18.44 hours. (see map)