| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Modified Black Swan |
| Pennant | U 49 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 27 Mar 1941 |
| Laid down | 13 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 21 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 12 May 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped 15 January 1963. |
Commands listed for HMS Pheasant (U 49)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Rider Stewart Abram, RN | Apr 1943 | 12 Jun 1943 |
| 2 | Cdr. Leonard Francis Durnford-Slater, RN | 18 Jun 1943 | 30 Nov 1943 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Gerald Anthony Gore Ormsby, RN | 30 Nov 1943 | 20 Jan 1944 |
| 4 | Cdr. William Edward James Eames, DSC, RN | 20 Jan 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Jack Barrington Palmer, RN | Dec 1944 | 17 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Pheasant include:
22 Jun 1943
HMS Otus (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Eade, RNR) conducted exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Pheasant (Cdr. L.F. Durnford-Slater, RN). (1)
3 Oct 1943
HMS Venturer (Lt. J.S. Launders, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises in the Clyde area with HMS Pheasant (Cdr. L.F. Durnford-Slater, RN). Upon completion of these exercises HMS Venturer proceeded to Rothesay. (2)
12 Dec 1944
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Campbeltown with HMS Pheasant and HMS Papua (Lt.Cdr. E.H. Lynes, RD, RNR). (3)
11 Jan 1945
HMS Vampire (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Gibraltar with HMS Woodcock (A/Lt.Cdr. S.J. Parsons, DSC, RN) and HMS Pheasant (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Palmer, RN). (4)
22 Jun 1945
HMS Voracious (Lt. D.R. Wilson, DSC, RANVR) conducted A/S exercises off Brisbane with HMS Pheasant (Lt.Cdr. J.B. Palmer, RN) and HMS Derg (Lt.Cdr. N.B.J. Stapleton, RD, RNR). (5)
Sources
- ADM 173/17885
- ADM 173/18449
- ADM 173/19302
- ADM 173/20229
- ADM 173/20343
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.