| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Escort destroyer |
| Class | Hunt (Type I) |
| Pennant | L 92 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 11 Apr 1939 |
| Laid down | 27 Jul 1939 |
| Launched | 13 Feb 1940 |
| Commissioned | 23 Oct 1940 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped at llanelly on 1 December 1956. |
Commands listed for HMS Pytchley (L 92)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Harold Unwin, DSC, RN | 26 Sep 1940 | Apr 1943 |
| 2 | Lt. Robert Hugh Hodgkinson, RN | Apr 1943 | 18 Jul 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Duncan Howard Foulds, DSC, RNVR | 18 Jul 1944 | 2 Aug 1945 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Richard Clarke, DSC, RNVR | 2 Aug 1945 | late 1945 |
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Notable events involving Pytchley include:
17 Nov 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Beaufort (Lt.Cdr. S.O’G Roche, RN), HMS Pytchley (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC, RN), HMS Sharpshooter (Lt.Cdr. D. Lampen, RN) and HMS Wheatland (Lt. R.deL. Brooke, RN).
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20 Nov 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Pytchley (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC, RN) and HMS Beaufort (Lt.Cdr. S.O’G Roche, RN). (1)
22 Nov 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Pytchley (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC, RN). (1)
25 Nov 1941
HrMs O 14 (Lt.Cdr. G. Quint, RNN(R)) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Pytchley (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC, RN) and HMS Beaufort (Lt.Cdr. S.O’G Roche, RN). (1)
10 Jan 1942
HMS H 44 (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) departed Sheerness for Falmouth. She was escorted by HMS Pytchley (Lt.Cdr. H. Unwin, DSC, RN) until 2145 hours. (2)
14 Aug 1945
HMS Upshot (Lt. A.J. Boyall, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Plymouth with HMS Holmes (T/A/Lt.Cdr. P.S. Boyle, RNVR) and HMS Pytchley (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.R. Clarke, DSC and Bar, RNVR). (3)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6388 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/17258
- ADM 173/20194
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.