| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | |
| Pennant | FY 124 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 27 Apr 1937 |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Completed on 14 July 1937. In October 1940 Lady Elsa operated as a member of Escort Group 1 on North Atlantic escort duties. In From March until October 1942 Lady Elsa operated under American control in American waters. In January 1943 Lady Elsa arrived in South African waters to help control the alarming amount of submarine activity being experienced in this area. From February 6-12th she was docked in the Selborne dry dock at Simonstown. She operated in South African waters until the end of the war. She was returned to her owner in January 1946 and refitted for commercial use. Lady Elsa was renamed Lord Tay in 1950. Damaged by a fire on 3 September 1964. Scrapped at Grays on 20 November 1964. |
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Noteable events involving Lady Elsa include:
20 Oct 1940
HMT Lady Elsa (Lt. J.G. Rankin, RNR) picks up 52 survivors from the British merchant Caprella that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-100 southwest of Rockall in position 56º37'N, 17º15'W.
Lady Elsa also picks up 43 survivors from the British merchant Sitala that was also torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-100 southwest of Rockall in position 56º35'N, 17º15'W.
6 Nov 1942
HMT Lady Elsa (Lt. S.G. Phillips, DSC, RNVR) picks up 55 survivors from the British merchant Arica that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-160 eight miles north of Galera Point, Trinidad in position 10º58'N, 60º52'W.