| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | O |
| Pennant | G 04 |
| Built by | Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Govan, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 3 Sep 1939 |
| Laid down | 14 Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 9 Oct 1941 |
| Commissioned | 19 Jun 1942 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Transferred to Pakistan on 6 March 1951 being renamed Tughril. Commanding Officers: Cdr. The Hon. Anthony Pleydell-Bouverie, RN Cdr. Reginald Trevor Paul, CBE, RN HMS Onslaught is not listed in the October 1945 Navy List |
| Former name | HMS Pathfinder |
Commands listed for HMS Onslaught (G 04)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. William Halford Selby, RN | Jan 1942 | 14 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. The Hon. Anthony Pleydell-Bouverie, RN | 14 Feb 1944 | 24 Apr 1945 |
| 3 | Cdr. Reginald Trevor Paul, RN | 24 Apr 1945 | Jul 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Onslaught include:
4 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-472 was sunk (or maybee scuttled by it's own crew) in the Barents Sea south-east of Bear Island, Norway, in position 73.05N, 26.40E, by gunfire and rockets from the British destroyer HMS Onslaught (Cdr. the Hon. A. Pleydell-Bouverie, RN) and Swordfish aircraft (Sqdn. 816) of the British escort carrier HMS Chaser (Capt. H.V.P. McClintock, DSO, RN). (see map)
12 Jan 1945
The British heavy cruiser HMS Norfolk (Capt. J.G.Y. Loveband, RN with Rear-Admiral R.R. McGrigor, CB, DSO, RN aboard) and the light cruiser HMS Bellona (Capt. C.F.W. Norris, DSO, RN) escorted by the destroyers HMS Onslow (Capt. H.W.S. Browning, OBE, RN), HMS Orwell (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Gower, DSC, RN) and HMS Onslaught (Cdr. the Hon. A. Pleydell-Bouverie, RN) attack a German convoy of Egersund, Norway. Two German merchants, the Bahia Camarones (8551 GRT) and the Charlotte (4404 GRT) and the minelayer M 273 were sunk.