| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type II) |
| Pennant | L 28 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.): Parsons |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 Apr 1940 |
| Launched | 10 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 5 Oct 1941 |
| Lost | 22 Oct 1943 |
| Loss position | 36.59N, 27.06E (See a map) |
| History | HMS Hurworth (Cdr. Royston Hollis Wright, DSC, RN) was sunk by a German mine off east off Kalymnos, Dodecanese in position 36º59'N, 27º06'E. Commanding Officers: Cdr. Royston Hollis Wright, DSC, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Hurworth (L 28)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Travis Beaufoy Birch, RN | 18 Aug 1941 | 24 Mar 1943 |
| 2 | Cdr. Royston Hollis Wright, DSC, RN | 24 Mar 1943 | 22 Oct 1943 |
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Noteable events involving Hurworth include:
29 May 1942
The German submarine U-568 was sunk in the Mediterranean north-east of Tobruk, in position 32º42'N, 24º53'E, by depth charges from the British destroyer HMS Hero (Lt. W. Scott, RN) and the British escort destroyers HMS Eridge (Lt.Cdr.
W.F.N. Gregory-Smith, DSC, RN) and HMS Hurworth (Lt.Cdr. J.T.B. Birch, RN). (see map)
30 Oct 1942
The German submarine U-559 was sunk in the Mediterranean north-east of Port Said, in position 32º30'N, 33º00'E, by depth charges from the British destroyers HMS Pakenham (Capt. E.B.K. Stevens, DSO, DSC, RN), HMS Petard (Lt.Cdr. M. Thornton, DSC, RN), HMS Hero (Lt. W. Scott, DSC, RN) and the British escort destroyers HMS Dulverton (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Petch, DSO, OBE, RN), HMS Hurworth (Lt.Cdr. J.T.B. Birch, DSO, DSC, RN) and a British Short Sunderland aircraft from RAF 47 Sqn. (see map)