| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Trawler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | 4.34 |
| Built by | Deschimag (Bremerhaven, Germany) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | Sep 1939 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in November 1936. Transferred to the United States Navy in February 1942. |
Commands listed for HMS Northern Chief (4.34)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) John Gilbert Sutton, RN | 10 Sep 1939 | 3 Dec 1939 |
| 2 | Lt. Henry Kirkwood, RN | 3 Dec 1939 | 29 Aug 1940 |
| 3 | Lt. Norman Leslie Knight, RNR | 29 Aug 1940 | 14 Feb 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt. George William Osborne Howe, RNR | 14 Feb 1942 | Oct 1942 |
| 5 | Lt. John Dudley Edward Lewis, RNR | Oct 1942 | Dec 1942 |
| 6 | T/Lt. George Arthur Hartnell, RNR | Dec 1942 | Ca. mid 43 |
| 7 | Lt. Donald Stewart Watson, RNR | Ca. mid 43 | Dec 1943 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Leonard Griffin Gillham, SANF(V) | Dec 1943 | Late 1944 |
| 9 | T/Lt. Alfred Kenneth Scholes, RNVR | Late 1944 |
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