| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Motor Gun Boat |
| Class | Fairmile D |
| Pennant | MGB 642 |
| Mod | Motor Gun Boat |
| Built by | P. K. Harris & Sons Ltd. (Appledore, England, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 18 Nov 1941 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | |
| Commissioned | 7 Mar 1943 |
| Lost | 30 Jan 1946 |
| History | Foundered en route from Malta to Alexandria on 30 January 1946 |
Commands listed for HMS MGB 642 (MGB 642)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | C J G MacNaghten, RNVR | 21 Oct 1942 | 25 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | T/Lt. Kenneth Egremont Anson Bayley, RNVR | 25 Jun 1943 | 7 Sep 1943 |
| 3 | E F Smyth, RNVR | 8 Sep 1943 | 14 Jun 1945 |
| 4 | J W Gladwell, RCNVR | 14 Jun 1945 | mid 1945 |
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