| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 23 Mar 1936 |
| Commissioned | Dec 1939 |
| Lost | 22 May 1940 |
| History | Completed in April 1936. HMT Melbourne (Lt.Cdr. Arthur John Cinnamond Pomeroy, RNVR) was sunk by German aircraft off Narvik, Norway on 22 May 1940. |
Commands listed for HMS Melbourne
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Skr. William Launder, RNR | 6 Dec 1939 | 29 Jan 1940 |
| 2 | Skr. John Dunbar Fowler, RNR | 29 Jan 1940 | 5 Mar 1940 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur John Cinnamond Pomeroy, RNVR | 5 Mar 1940 | 22 May 1940 |
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