| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Bangor |
| Pennant | J 15 |
| Mod | Reciprocating engined |
| Built by | Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. (Blyth, U.K.) : Whites M.E. |
| Ordered | 6 Jul 1939 |
| Laid down | 11 Jan 1940 |
| Launched | 2 Sep 1940 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jun 1941 |
| End service | |
| History | Sold 25 May 1948. |
Commands listed for HMS Blyth (J 15)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. (retired) Grenville Mathias Temple, DSO, RN | 14 Jan 1941 | 31 Mar 1942 |
| 2 | Cdr. Lionel James Spencer Ede, DSO, RN | 31 Mar 1942 | 9 Oct 1942 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Walter Robert Stanley Smith, RNVR | 9 Oct 1942 | 27 Mar 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Reginald Hewitt King Bartley, RNR | 27 Mar 1945 | 23 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Blyth include:
16 Jan 1944
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Brookes, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Peterhead (Lt. D.P. Croom-Johnson, RNVR) and HMS Blyth (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.R.S. Smith, RNVR). (1)
17 Jan 1944
HMS Clyde (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Brookes, DSO, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Peterhead (Lt. D.P. Croom-Johnson, RNVR), HMS Blyth (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.R.S. Smith, RNVR), HMS Melbreak (Lt. G.J. Kirkby, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Tanatside (Cdr. B.J. de St. Croix, RN). (1)
Sources
- ADM 173/18458
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.