| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Q |
| Pennant | G 09 |
| Built by | Hawthorn Leslie & Co. (Hebburn-on-Tyne, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 2 Apr 1940 |
| Laid down | 19 Aug 1940 |
| Launched | 29 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 22 Oct 1942 |
| End service | |
| History |
Commands listed for HMS Quilliam (G 09)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Stephen Hope Carlill, DSO, RN | 26 Aug 1942 | Nov 1943 | |
| 2 | Capt. Richard George Onslow, DSO, RN | 30 Nov 1943 | Jun 1945 | |
| 3 | A/Lt.Cdr. Anthony John Temple Harris, RN | 29 Sep 1945 | Nov 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Quilliam include:
20 May 1945
HMS Quilliam collided with HMS Indomitable in fog, and in the words of Captain Onslow "With no one to blame but myself, I had pushed my stem back to 'A' Gun." As a result, Quilliam was out of action for the rest of the war.
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