| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | R |
| Pennant | H 85 |
| Built by | John Brown Shipbuilding & Engineering Company Ltd. (Clydebank, Scotland) |
| Ordered | May 1940 |
| Laid down | 20 Jun 1941 |
| Launched | 15 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Reconstructed as Type 15 frigate during 1949-1951. Scrapped in 1971. |
Commands listed for HMS Relentless (H 85)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Augustus Fell, RN | 19 Oct 1942 | 18 Sep 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. George Baillie Barstow, RN | 18 Sep 1944 | 28 Nov 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Relentless include:
22 Sep 1943
HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) picks up 34 survivors of the American merchant Cornelia P. Spencer that was torpedoed and sunk the previous day by German U-boat U-188 about 300 nautical miles off the coast of Somalia in position 02°08'N, 50°10'E.
12 Feb 1944
HMS Relentless (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Fell, RN) intercepts the German tanker Charlotte Schliemann (7747 GRT) in the Indian Ocean in position 23°23'S, 74°37'E. However before the German ship can be captured, she is scuttled by her own crew. (see map)
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