| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type I) |
| Pennant | L 54 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 11 Apr 1939 |
| Laid down | 10 Oct 1939 |
| Launched | 18 Jul 1940 |
| Commissioned | 16 Nov 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Used as a breakwater at Harwich, England in 1956 before being scrapped. Was second R.N. ship of the name. Battle Honours |
Commands listed for HMS Cotswold (L 54)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Peter John Knowling, RN | 23 Oct 1940 | 27 Aug 1941 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Rupert Cyril Egan, RN | 27 Aug 1941 | mid 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt. Alan Lennard Wylde, RN | Mar 1943 | 23 Feb 1944 | |
| 4 | A/Lt.Cdr. John William Whittle, DSC, RNVR | 23 Feb 1944 | late 1945 | |
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Notable events involving Cotswold include:
1 Mar 1941
HMS
St. Donats (T/Skr. F.L.A. Atkinson, RNR) was sunk in a collision with escort destroyer HMS Cotswold (Lt.Cdr. P.J. Knowling, RN) off Spurn, Yorkshire, England on 1 March 1941.
The wreck of the St. Donats lies in position 53°28'39"N, 01°01'09"E.
HMS Cotswold was under repair for about a month.