| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 1688 |
| Built by | Nylands Værksted (Oslo, Norway) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | Mar 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed on 18 August 1931. Returned to owner in November 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Polar 5 (FY 1688)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Emlyn Samuel Phillips, RNR | 9 Sep 1940 | 5 Oct 1940 |
| 2 | K Hendriksen, RNR | 5 Oct 1940 | Jul 1941 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Emlyn Samuel Phillips, RNR | Jul 1941 | 13 Aug 1941 |
| 4 | C B Sharp, RNR | 13 Aug 1941 | Apr 1942 |
| 5 | T/Lt. Harold Reginald Allen, RNR | Apr 1942 | Jan 1943 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Joseph Davidson Love, RNR | Jan 1943 | mid 1943 |
| 7 | C B Sharp, RNR | mid 1943 | 4 Jul 1944 |
| 8 | T/Lt. Eugene Charles Firman Dennis Jacquier, RNVR | 4 Jul 1944 | late 1944 |
| 9 | L H Taylor, RNVR | late 1944 | mid 1945 |
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