| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 292 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 16 Jun 1941 |
| Laid down | 9 Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 1 Apr 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Sep 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | To the Royal Army Service Corps in 1946. Returned to the Royal Navy in 1952. Scrapped in March 1959. |
Commands listed for HMS Sheppey (T 292)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Derik McNeil, RNVR | 20 Aug 1942 | Feb 1945 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Geoffrey Henry Dormer, RNVR | Feb 1945 | mid 1946 |
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Notable events involving Sheppey include:
12 Nov 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. B.J.B. Andrew, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Lord Plender (Skr. G.T. Lilley, DSC, RNR) and HMS Sheppey (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D. McNeil, RNVR). (1)
28 Feb 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.R. Pelly, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Tynedale (Lt. J.J.S. Yorke, DSC, RN), HMS Melbreak (Lt. G.E.C.G. Baines, RN) and later with HMS St. Kilda (A/Skr.Lt. R.G. Utting, RNR), HMS Sheppey (T/A/Lt.Cdr. D. McNeil, RNVR), HMS Ensay (T/Lt. K.J. Reece, RNVR) and HMS La Nantaise (Skr. S.J. Cory, RNR). (2)
Sources
- ADM 173/17255
- ADM 173/17921
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.